Piano chords · Blues & boogie
How to play I Feel For You on piano
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- G major
- 4/4
- 126 BPM
- bVII–I–bVII–I loop
- Medium
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Learn I Feel For You in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: F – G – F – G
How it goes
I Feel For You sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; G is G, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FbVIIGIFbVIIGI- FF · A · C
- GG · B · D
- 2
Left hand: Boogie walker
How it goes
A walking line that climbs and falls through the chord. Musicians call it boogie-woogie line (boogie & shuffle), a medium pattern heard in 807 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Heartbeat chords
How it goes
Long, short, long: chords on the pop heartbeat, then a rest. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 126 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 – D – G
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CDG- CC · E · G
- DD · F# · A
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Questions about I Feel For You
What chords are in I Feel For You?
The loop is F – G – F – G (bVII – I – bVII – I) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is I Feel For You in?
G major, at about 126 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Feel For You?
Boogie walker: boogie-woogie line, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Feel For You easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.