Piano chords · Blues & boogie
How to play I Love My Wife on piano
Written by Harvey Schmidt
- Eb major
- 2/2
- 120 BPM
- 1966
- Easy
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Learn I Love My Wife in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Eb – Cm – F7 – Fm
How it goes
I Love My Wife 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; F7 is F, A, C and Eb; Fm is F, Ab and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EbICmviF7II7Fmii- EbEb · G · Bb
- CmC · Eb · G
- F7F · A · C · Eb
- FmF · Ab · C
- 2
Left hand: Velvet jazz
How it goes
Two soft notes on each beat: the cozy colour of old jazz ballads. Musicians call it lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3) (left-hand chords), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 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
Both hands at 120 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: 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 My Wife
What chords are in I Love My Wife?
The loop is Eb – Cm – F7 – Fm (I – vi – II7 – ii) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is I Love My Wife in?
Eb major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in I Love My Wife?
Velvet jazz: lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Love My Wife 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.