Piano chords · Blues & boogie

How to play Marry You on piano

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Learn Marry You in 5 steps

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

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Chords: F – F – Gm – Gm
Marry You sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; Gm is G, Bb and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FIFIGmiiGmii
- FF · A · C
- GmG · Bb · D
37 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Rock’n’roll rocker
The left hand rocks between two shapes, straight out of the 1950s. Musicians call it rock’n’roll 5–6 shuffle (boogie & shuffle), a medium pattern heard in 262 songs of the library.
Rock’n’roll rockerBoogie & shuffle · Blues and boogie-woogieLeft handMedium
3
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 144 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: Gm – Bb – F
The last chords are ii – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GmBbF
- BbBb · D · F

What chords are in Marry You?

The loop is F – F – Gm – Gm (I – ii – I – ii) in F major, and the song ends on Gm – Bb – F.

What key is Marry You in?

F major, at about 144 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Marry You?

Rock’n’roll rocker: rock’n’roll 5–6 shuffle, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Marry You 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.

Can I hear the real melody of Marry You?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the bass riff of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.