Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play I Like The Likes Of You on piano
By Liza Minnelli
- Eb major
- 2/2
- 140 BPM
- I–vi–ii–V7 loop
- 1933
- Medium
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Learn I Like The Likes Of You in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Eb – Cm – Fm – Bb7
How it goes
I Like The Likes Of You sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Cm is C, Eb and G; Fm is F, Ab and C; Bb7 is Bb, D, F and Ab. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EbICmviFmiiBb7V7- EbEb · G · Bb
- CmC · Eb · G
- FmF · Ab · C
- Bb7Bb · D · F · Ab
- 2
Left hand: Power fifths
How it goes
Root and fifth together: big and bold. Musicians call it lh power fifths (left-hand chords), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pony-trot chords
How it goes
Quick trotting chords, then a jump over beat 3 to its “and”. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 140 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: Fm – Bb7 – Eb
How it goes
The last chords are ii – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FmBb7Eb
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Questions about I Like The Likes Of You
What chords are in I Like The Likes Of You?
The loop is Eb – Cm – Fm – Bb7 (I – vi – ii – V7) in Eb major, and the song ends on Fm – Bb7 – Eb.
What key is I Like The Likes Of You in?
Eb major, at about 140 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in I Like The Likes Of You?
Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Like The Likes Of 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.