Piano chords · Blues & boogie
How to play It Could Happen To You on piano
- Ab major
- 4/4
- 95 BPM
- 1944
- Easy
Learn It Could Happen To You in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Ab – Adim – Bbm – Bdim
It Could Happen To You sits in Ab major: Ab is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Adim is A, C and Eb; Bbm is Bb, Db and F; Bdim is B, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AbIAdimbii°BbmiiBdimbiii°- AbAb · C · Eb
- AdimA · C · Eb
- BbmBb · Db · F
- BdimB · D · F
- 2
Left hand: Jazz walk
One note per beat, strolling like a jazz bassist. Musicians call it walking bass (walking bass), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Steady chords
A full chord on every beat, steady and simple. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 95 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: Db – Eb – Ab
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DbEbAb- DbDb · F · Ab
- EbEb · G · Bb
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Questions about It Could Happen To You
What chords are in It Could Happen To You?
The loop is Ab – Adim – Bbm – Bdim (I – biio – ii – biiio) in Ab major, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Ab.
What key is It Could Happen To You in?
Ab major, at about 95 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in It Could Happen To You?
Jazz walk: walking bass, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is It Could Happen To You 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.