Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play I Do It For You on piano
By Bryan Adams
- Db major
- 4/4
- 68 BPM
- 1991
- Easy
Learn I Do It For You in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Db – Dbsus4 – Ab – Gb
I Do It For You sits in Db major: Db is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Db is Db, F and Ab; Dbsus4 is Db, Gb and Ab; Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Gb is Gb, Bb and Db. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DbIDbsus4Isus4AbVGbIV- DbDb · F · Ab
- Dbsus4Db · Gb · Ab
- AbAb · C · Eb
- GbGb · Bb · Db
- 2
Left hand: Pop heartbeat
Long, short, long: the heartbeat under a thousand pop songs. Musicians call it root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Hopscotch chords
Chord, chord, skip beat 3, chord: hopping over a square. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 68 BPM
Put the two hands together over the loop. Start at half speed with the player's speed control, and bring it up once every change is easy.
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Ending: Ab – Gb – Db
The last chords are V – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbGbDb
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Questions about I Do It For You
What chords are in I Do It For You?
The loop is Db – Dbsus4 – Ab – Gb (I – Isus – V – IV) in Db major, and the song ends on Ab – Gb – Db.
What key is I Do It For You in?
Db major, at about 68 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Do It For You?
Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Do It For You easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.