Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play I’ve Never Been To Me on piano
Written by Ken Hirsch
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 70 BPM
- I–V–vi–iii loop
- 1976
- Medium
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Learn I’ve Never Been To Me in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bb – F – Gm – Dm
How it goes
I’ve Never Been To Me sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb is Bb, D and F; F is F, A and C; Gm is G, Bb and D; Dm is D, F and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbIFVGmviDmiii- BbBb · D · F
- FF · A · C
- GmG · Bb · D
- DmD · F · A
- 2
Left hand: Galloping heartbeat
How it goes
Ta-DUM, ta-DUM: quick pickups into beats 2 and 4, like hooves. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 3 · 3a · 4 (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 115 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 70 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: Cm – Eb – Bb
How it goes
The last chords are ii – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CmEbBb- CmC · Eb · G
- EbEb · G · Bb
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Questions about I’ve Never Been To Me
What chords are in I’ve Never Been To Me?
The loop is Bb – F – Gm – Dm (I – V – vi – iii) in Bb major, and the song ends on Cm – Eb – Bb.
What key is I’ve Never Been To Me in?
Bb major, at about 70 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I’ve Never Been To Me?
Galloping heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 3 · 3a · 4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I’ve Never Been To Me easy to play on piano?
It is a medium 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.