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How to play It Don't Matter To Me on piano

By Bread

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Left hand Tumble downRight hand Hopscotch chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

Learn It Don't Matter To Me in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

  1. 1

    Chords: C – Dm – G7 – C

    It Don't Matter To Me sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C is C, E and G; Dm is D, F and A; G7 is G, B, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.

    CIDmiiG7V7CI
    • CC · E · G
    • DmD · F · A
    • G7G · B · D · F
    169 songs go round the same chords
  2. 2

    Left hand: Tumble down

    Three notes falling down the chord, one per beat, then a rest. Musicians call it broken chord 8-5-1 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 635 songs of the library.

  3. 3

    Right hand: Hopscotch chords

    Chord, chord, skip beat 3, chord: hopping over a square. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.

  4. 4

    Both hands at 120 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. 5

    Ending: F – G – C

    The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.

    FGC
    • FF · A · C
    • GG · B · D

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Questions about It Don't Matter To Me

What chords are in It Don't Matter To Me?

The loop is C – Dm – G7 – C (I – ii – V7 – I) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.

What key is It Don't Matter To Me in?

C major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in It Don't Matter To Me?

Tumble down: broken chord 8-5-1, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is It Don't Matter To Me 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.