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How to play I Don’t Know A Thing About Love on piano
Written by Harlan Howard
- C major
- 2/2
- 160 BPM
- 1983
- Easy
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Learn I Don’t Know A Thing About Love in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: G – C – Dm – Em
How it goes
I Don’t Know A Thing About Love sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; C is C, E and G; Dm is D, F and A; Em is E, G and B. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GVCIDmiiEmiii- GG · B · D
- CC · E · G
- DmD · F · A
- EmE · G · B
- 2
Left hand: Island seesaw
How it goes
Low, high, low in the three-three-two island rhythm. Musicians call it root–fifth 1-5-1 (root–fifth bass), an easy pattern heard in 723 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Hopscotch bells
How it goes
A high bell note, a chord, a skipped beat, and one more chord. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 160 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: C – F – C
How it goes
The last chords are I – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CFC- FF · A · C
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Questions about I Don’t Know A Thing About Love
What chords are in I Don’t Know A Thing About Love?
The loop is G – C – Dm – Em (V – I – ii – iii) in C major, and the song ends on C – F – C.
What key is I Don’t Know A Thing About Love in?
C major, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in I Don’t Know A Thing About Love?
Island seesaw: root–fifth 1-5-1, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Don’t Know A Thing About Love 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.