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How to play I Left My Heart At The Stage Door Canteen on piano
Written by Irving Berlin
- F major
- 4/4
- 85 BPM
- 1942
- Easy
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Learn I Left My Heart At The Stage Door Canteen in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Am – D7 – Gm – F
How it goes
I Left My Heart At The Stage Door Canteen sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Am is A, C and E; D7 is D, F#, A and C; Gm is G, Bb and D; F is F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AmiiiD7VI7GmiiFI- AmA · C · E
- D7D · F# · A · C
- GmG · Bb · D
- FF · A · C
- 2
Left hand: Island pulse
How it goes
Three, three, two: the island rhythm in so many pop hits. Musicians call it root bass · tresillo 3-3-2 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of 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 85 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: F – Bb – F
How it goes
The last chords are I – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FBbF- BbBb · D · F
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Questions about I Left My Heart At The Stage Door Canteen
What chords are in I Left My Heart At The Stage Door Canteen?
The loop is Am – D7 – Gm – F (iii – VI7 – ii – I) in F major, and the song ends on F – Bb – F.
What key is I Left My Heart At The Stage Door Canteen in?
F major, at about 85 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Left My Heart At The Stage Door Canteen?
Island pulse: root bass · tresillo 3-3-2, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Left My Heart At The Stage Door Canteen 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.