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How to play I’d Give My Life For You on piano
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- Bb major
- 4/4
- 76 BPM
- Medium
Learn I’d Give My Life For You in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bb – Am – D7 – Gm
I’d Give My Life For You sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb is Bb, D and F; Am is A, C and E; D7 is D, F#, A and C; Gm is G, Bb and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbIAmviiD7III7Gmvi- BbBb · D · F
- AmA · C · E
- D7D · F# · A · C
- GmG · Bb · D
- 2
Left hand: Power fifths
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: Marching chords
Two chords per bar, left-right, like a happy little march. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 76 BPM
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 – F – Bb
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbFBb- EbEb · G · Bb
- FF · A · C
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Questions about I’d Give My Life For You
What chords are in I’d Give My Life For You?
The loop is Bb – Am – D7 – Gm (I – vii – III7 – vi) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is I’d Give My Life For You in?
Bb major, at about 76 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I’d Give My Life For You?
Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I’d Give My Life For 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.