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How to play I Don't Even Know Your Name on piano
By Shawn Mendes
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 85 BPM
- 2015
- Easy
Learn I Don't Even Know Your Name in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Ab – Eb – G7 – Ab
I Don't Even Know Your Name sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Eb is Eb, G and Bb; G7 is G, B, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AbIVEbIG7III7AbIV- AbAb · C · Eb
- EbEb · G · Bb
- G7G · B · D · F
- 2
Left hand: Late-hop footsteps
Steady low-high steps with one quick extra hop after beat 3. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 659 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Gospel-clap chords
Skips beat 1, then soulful chords that bounce off the “ands”. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 85 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.
- 5
Ending: Ab – Bb – Eb
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbBbEb- BbBb · D · F
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Questions about I Don't Even Know Your Name
What chords are in I Don't Even Know Your Name?
The loop is Ab – Eb – G7 – Ab (IV – I – III7 – IV) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is I Don't Even Know Your Name in?
Eb major, at about 85 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Don't Even Know Your Name?
Late-hop footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Don't Even Know Your Name 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.