Piano chords · Blues & boogie
How to play I Don’t Know Enough About You on piano
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- C major
- 4/4
- 128 BPM
- Easy
Learn I Don’t Know Enough About You in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: C7 – B7 – Bb7 – A7
I Don’t Know Enough About You sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C7 is C, E, G and Bb; B7 is B, D#, F# and A; Bb7 is Bb, D, F and Ab; A7 is A, C#, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
C7I7B7VII7Bb7bVII7A7VI7- C7C · E · G · Bb
- B7B · D# · F# · A
- Bb7Bb · D · F · Ab
- A7A · C# · E · G
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Left hand: Jazz walk
One note per beat, strolling like a jazz bassist. Musicians call it walking bass (walking bass), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
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Right hand: Steady chords
A full chord on every beat, steady and simple. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 128 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: F – G – C
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGC- FF · A · C
- GG · B · D
- CC · E · G
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Questions about I Don’t Know Enough About You
What chords are in I Don’t Know Enough About You?
The loop is C7 – B7 – Bb7 – A7 (I7 – VII7 – bVII7 – VI7) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is I Don’t Know Enough About You in?
C major, at about 128 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Don’t Know Enough About You?
Jazz walk: walking bass, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Don’t Know Enough About 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.