Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play I Don’t Feel Like Loving You Today on piano
Written by Matraca Berg & Jim Collins
- A major
- 4/4
- 72 BPM
- 2005
- Easy
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Learn I Don’t Feel Like Loving You Today in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: A – E – A – E7
How it goes
I Don’t Feel Like Loving You Today sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: A is A, C# and E; E is E, G# and B; E7 is E, G#, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AIEVAIE7V7- AA · C# · E
- EE · G# · B
- E7E · G# · B · D
- 2
Left hand: Rock hop
How it goes
Low, high, a quick double, then high again: a hopping rock bass. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 809 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Marching chords
How it goes
Two chords per bar, left-right, like a happy little march. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 72 BPM
How it goes
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: D – E – A
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DEA- DD · F# · A
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Questions about I Don’t Feel Like Loving You Today
What chords are in I Don’t Feel Like Loving You Today?
The loop is A – E – A – E7 (I – V – I – V7) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.
What key is I Don’t Feel Like Loving You Today in?
A major, at about 72 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Don’t Feel Like Loving You Today?
Rock hop: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Don’t Feel Like Loving You Today 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.