Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face on piano
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 80 BPM
- 1956
- Medium
Learn I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
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Chords: Eb – Ebmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – Eb – Fm7 – Bb7 – Ebmaj7 – Eb
I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 8 chords: Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Ebmaj7 is Eb, G, Bb and D; Fm7 is F, Ab, C and Eb; Bb7 is Bb, D, F and Ab. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EbIEbmaj7Imaj7Ebmaj7Imaj7EbIFm7ii7Bb7V7Ebmaj7Imaj7EbI- EbEb · G · Bb
- Ebmaj7Eb · G · Bb · D
- Fm7F · Ab · C · Eb
- Bb7Bb · D · F · Ab
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Left hand: Open sky
Root, fifth, then a high third: open and airy, the sound of a big sky. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-10 (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 918 songs of the library.
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Right hand: the chords, held
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
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.
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Ending: Fm – Bb7 – Eb
The last chords are ii – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FmBb7Eb- FmF · Ab · C
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Questions about I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face
What chords are in I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face?
The loop is Eb – Ebmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – Eb – Fm7 – Bb7 – Ebmaj7 – Eb (I – Imaj7 – I – ii7 – V7 – Imaj7 – I – Imaj7) in Eb major, and the song ends on Fm – Bb7 – Eb.
What key is I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face in?
Eb major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face?
Open sky: open arpeggio 1-5-10, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 8 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.