Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play I Need You More on piano
Written by Lindell Cooley & Bruce Haynes
- Eb major
- 2/2
- 100 BPM
- 1996
- Medium
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Learn I Need You More in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bbsus4 – Bb – Ab – Eb
How it goes
I Need You More sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bbsus4 is Bb, Eb and F; Bb is Bb, D and F; Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Eb is Eb, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Bbsus4Vsus4BbVAbIVEbI- Bbsus4Bb · Eb · F
- BbBb · D · F
- AbAb · C · Eb
- EbEb · G · Bb
- 2
Left hand: Drowsy heartbeat
How it goes
Two slow notes, then a late one that slips in before the next bar. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 3 · 4& (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 889 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Slipping taps
How it goes
A chord, a few taps on the top note, then a slip one step down. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 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
Ending: Eb – Bb – Eb
How it goes
The last chords are I – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbBbEb
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Questions about I Need You More
What chords are in I Need You More?
The loop is Bbsus4 – Bb – Ab – Eb (Vsus – V – IV – I) in Eb major, and the song ends on Eb – Bb – Eb.
What key is I Need You More in?
Eb major, at about 100 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in I Need You More?
Drowsy heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Need You More 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.