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How to play I Luv Your Girl on piano
Written by Christopher Stewart & Terius Nash
- Ab major
- 4/4
- 90 BPM
- 2007
- Medium
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Learn I Luv Your Girl in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Db – C7 – Db – C7
How it goes
I Luv Your Girl sits in Ab major: Ab is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Db is Db, F and Ab; C7 is C, E, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DbIVC7III7DbIVC7III7- DbDb · F · Ab
- C7C · E · G · Bb
- 2
Left hand: Skipping-stone pulse
How it goes
One strong note, then two bounces on the “ands”, like a stone on water. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2& · 3& (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 282 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Ticking clock
How it goes
One high note repeated on every quick beat: tick, tick, tick. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 90 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: Db – Eb – Ab
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DbEbAb- EbEb · G · Bb
- AbAb · C · Eb
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Questions about I Luv Your Girl
What chords are in I Luv Your Girl?
The loop is Db – C7 – Db – C7 (IV – III7 – IV – III7) in Ab major, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Ab.
What key is I Luv Your Girl in?
Ab major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Luv Your Girl?
Skipping-stone pulse: root bass · 1 · 2& · 3&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Luv Your Girl 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.