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How to play Love, You Didn't Do Right By Me on piano

By Irving Berlin

  • G major
  • 4/4
  • 100 BPM
  • 1953
  • Easy
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Left hand Lazy seesawRight hand Hopscotch chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

Learn Love, You Didn't Do Right By Me in 5 steps

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

  1. 1

    Chords: Am – D7 – G – G7

    Love, You Didn't Do Right By Me sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Am is A, C and E; D7 is D, F#, A and C; G is G, B and D; G7 is G, B, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.

    AmiiD7V7GIG7I7
    • AmA · C · E
    • D7D · F# · A · C
    • GG · B · D
    • G7G · B · D · F
  2. 2

    Left hand: Lazy seesaw

    A low note, a higher one, a gap, then the higher one again. Musicians call it root–fifth 1-5-5 (root–fifth bass), an easy pattern heard in 520 songs of the library.

  3. 3

    Right hand: Hopscotch chords

    Chord, chord, skip beat 3, chord: hopping over a square. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.

  4. 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. 5

    Ending: G – F – G

    The last chords are I – bVII – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.

    GFG
    • FF · A · C

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Questions about Love, You Didn't Do Right By Me

What chords are in Love, You Didn't Do Right By Me?

The loop is Am – D7 – G – G7 (ii – V7 – I – I7) in G major, and the song ends on G – F – G.

What key is Love, You Didn't Do Right By Me in?

G major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Love, You Didn't Do Right By Me?

Lazy seesaw: root–fifth 1-5-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Love, You Didn't Do Right By Me 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.