My Best Love (from Flower Drum Song) Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn My Best Love (from Flower Drum Song) in 5 steps

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

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Chords: D7 – G – D7 – G
How it goes
My Best Love (from Flower Drum Song) sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D7 is D, F#, A and C; G is G, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
D7V7GID7V7GI
- D7D · F# · A · C
- GG · B · D
414 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Lazy seesaw
How it goes
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.
Lazy seesawRoot–fifth bass · Bossa novaLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Hopscotch chords
How it goes
Chord, chord, skip beat 3, chord: hopping over a square. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Hopscotch chordsBlock chords · StrideRight handEasy
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Both hands at 100 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: Am – D7 – G
How it goes
The last chords are ii – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AmD7G
- AmA · C · E

What chords are in My Best Love (from Flower Drum Song)?

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

What key is My Best Love (from Flower Drum Song) in?

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

What does the left hand play in My Best Love (from Flower Drum Song)?

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

Is My Best Love (from Flower Drum Song) 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.