Piano chords · Film & wonder
How to play I'm Hopeless When It Comes To You on piano
- A major
- 4/4
- 80 BPM
- 2013
- Tricky
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Learn I'm Hopeless When It Comes To You in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: A – D – A – Asus4
How it goes
I'm Hopeless When It Comes To You sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: A is A, C# and E; D is D, F# and A; Asus4 is A, D and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AIDIVAIAsus4Isus4- AA · C# · E
- DD · F# · A
- Asus4A · D · E
- 2
Left hand: Big sweep
How it goes
Two octaves in one sweep: the film-score sound. Musicians call it wide arpeggio 8-12-15-1-5-8 (wide arpeggio), a tricky pattern heard in 131 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: the chords, held
How it goes
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
- 4
Both hands at 80 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: A – D – A
How it goes
The last chords are I – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
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Questions about I'm Hopeless When It Comes To You
What chords are in I'm Hopeless When It Comes To You?
The loop is A – D – A – Asus4 (I – IV – I – Isus) in A major, and the song ends on A – D – A.
What key is I'm Hopeless When It Comes To You in?
A major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I'm Hopeless When It Comes To You?
Big sweep: wide arpeggio 8-12-15-1-5-8, a tricky pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I'm Hopeless When It Comes To You easy to play on piano?
It is a tricky 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.