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Piano chords · Old-time stride

How to play I Love A Piano on piano

By Irving Berlin

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Left hand Stride jumpsRight hand Wait-a-beat chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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Learn I Love A Piano in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

  1. 1

    Chords: Bb7 – Eb – Bb7 – Eb

    How it goes

    I Love A Piano sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb7 is Bb, D, F and Ab; Eb is Eb, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.

    Bb7V7EbIBb7V7EbI
    • Bb7Bb · D · F · Ab
    • EbEb · G · Bb
    414 songs go round the same chords
  2. 2

    Left hand: Stride jumps

    How it goes

    Deep bass, then a chord in the middle: the left hand leaps. Musicians call it stride (stride & boom-chick), an easy pattern heard in 961 songs of the library.

  3. 3

    Right hand: Wait-a-beat chords

    How it goes

    Silence on beat 1, then chords on 2, 3 and 4, leaving room for the bass. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.

  4. 4

    Both hands at 100 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. 5

    Ending: Ab – Bb – Eb

    How it goes

    The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.

    AbBbEb
    • AbAb · C · Eb
    • BbBb · D · F

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Questions about I Love A Piano

What chords are in I Love A Piano?

The loop is Bb7 – Eb – Bb7 – Eb (V7 – I – V7 – I) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.

What key is I Love A Piano in?

Eb major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in I Love A Piano?

Stride jumps: stride, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is I Love A Piano 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 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.