Piano chords · Bossa beach
How to play Listen To Her Heart on piano
Written by Tom Petty
- A major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 1977
- Medium
Learn Listen To Her Heart in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: A – G – Asus4 – A
Listen To Her Heart sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: A is A, C# and E; G is G, B and D; Asus4 is A, D and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AIGbVIIAsus4Isus4AI- AA · C# · E
- GG · B · D
- Asus4A · D · E
- 2
Left hand: Bossa sway
Long-short, long-short, leaning ahead: a gentle Brazilian sway. Musicians call it root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pumping chords
A chord on every eighth note, driving the song forward. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 100 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
Ending: A – D – A
The last chords are I – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
ADA- DD · F# · A
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Questions about Listen To Her Heart
What chords are in Listen To Her Heart?
The loop is A – G – Asus4 – A (I – bVII – Isus – I) in A major, and the song ends on A – D – A.
What key is Listen To Her Heart in?
A major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Listen To Her Heart?
Bossa sway: root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Listen To Her Heart 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.