Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play Maybe It’s Because I Love You Too Much on piano
Written by Irving Berlin
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 80 BPM
- 1933
- Medium
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Learn Maybe It’s Because I Love You Too Much in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Ab – Bb7 – Eb – Fm
How it goes
Maybe It’s Because I Love You Too Much sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Bb7 is Bb, D, F and Ab; Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Fm is F, Ab and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AbIVBb7V7EbIFmii- AbAb · C · Eb
- Bb7Bb · D · F · Ab
- EbEb · G · Bb
- FmF · Ab · C
- 2
Left hand: Power fifths
How it goes
Root and fifth together: big and bold. Musicians call it lh power fifths (left-hand chords), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Slow-down chords
How it goes
Quick chords rush through the first half, then slow down to land on 4. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 80 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: 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- BbBb · D · F
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Questions about Maybe It’s Because I Love You Too Much
What chords are in Maybe It’s Because I Love You Too Much?
The loop is Ab – Bb7 – Eb – Fm (IV – V7 – I – ii) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is Maybe It’s Because I Love You Too Much in?
Eb major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Maybe It’s Because I Love You Too Much?
Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Maybe It’s Because I Love You Too Much 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.