Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play I Hadn't Anyone Till You on piano
By Ray Noble
- F major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 1938
- Medium
Learn I Hadn't Anyone Till You in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: F7 – Bb7 – Eb7 – Ab7
I Hadn't Anyone Till You sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F7 is F, A, C and Eb; Bb7 is Bb, D, F and Ab; Eb7 is Eb, G, Bb and Db; Ab7 is Ab, C, Eb and Gb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
F7I7Bb7IV7Eb7bVII7Ab7bIII7- F7F · A · C · Eb
- Bb7Bb · D · F · Ab
- Eb7Eb · G · Bb · Db
- Ab7Ab · C · Eb · Gb
- 2
Left hand: Rolling waves
Rolls up to the high third and back down, like a wave on the shore. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-10-5 (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 545 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Sprint-and-stop chords
Four quick chords in the first half, then a calm, empty second half. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 100 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: Bb – C – F
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCF- BbBb · D · F
- CC · E · G
- FF · A · C
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Questions about I Hadn't Anyone Till You
What chords are in I Hadn't Anyone Till You?
The loop is F7 – Bb7 – Eb7 – Ab7 (I7 – IV7 – bVII7 – bIII7) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is I Hadn't Anyone Till You in?
F major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Hadn't Anyone Till You?
Rolling waves: open arpeggio 1-5-10-5, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Hadn't Anyone Till 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.