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How to play Jar of Hearts on piano

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Learn Jar of Hearts in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Cm – G – Cm7 – F – Cm – G – Cm7 – F
How it goes
Jar of Hearts sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 8 chords: Cm is C, Eb and G; G is G, B and D; Cm7 is C, Eb, G and Bb; F is F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CmviGIIICm7vi7FIICmviGIIICm7vi7FII
- CmC · Eb · G
- GG · B · D
- Cm7C · Eb · G · Bb
- FF · A · C
266 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Heartbeat octaves
How it goes
Low, high, low, high: a bouncing heartbeat. Musicians call it rocking octaves (rocking octaves), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Heartbeat octavesRocking octaves · RockLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Springy chords
How it goes
A quick double skip at the start, then steady chords to the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Springy chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 75 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.
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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

What chords are in Jar of Hearts?

The loop is Cm – G – Cm7 – F – Cm – G – Cm7 – F (vi – III – vi7 – II – vi – III – vi7 – II) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.

What key is Jar of Hearts in?

Eb major, at about 75 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Jar of Hearts?

Heartbeat octaves: rocking octaves, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Jar of Hearts easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 8 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Can I hear the real melody of Jar of Hearts?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the repeating figure 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.