Piano chords · Blues & boogie
How to play I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm on piano
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 160 BPM
- 1936
- Easy
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Learn I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Am – D7 – Am – D7
How it goes
I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Am is A, C and E; D7 is D, F#, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Am#ivD7VII7Am#ivD7VII7- AmA · C · E
- D7D · F# · A · C
- 2
Left hand: Jazz walk
How it goes
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: Push chords
How it goes
Two quick chords and a push just before beat 3, then space. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 160 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: Ab – Bb – Eb
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbBbEb- AbAb · C · Eb
- BbBb · D · F
- EbEb · G · Bb
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Questions about I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm
What chords are in I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm?
The loop is Am – D7 – Am – D7 (#iv – VII7 – #iv – VII7) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm in?
Eb major, at about 160 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm?
Jazz walk: walking bass, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm 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 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.