Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play My Hang-Up Is You on piano
Written by Freddie Hart
- Ab major
- 4/4
- 96 BPM
- IV–I–V7–I loop
- 1972
- Easy
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Learn My Hang-Up Is You in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Db – Ab – Eb7 – Ab
How it goes
My Hang-Up Is You sits in Ab major: Ab is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Db is Db, F and Ab; Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Eb7 is Eb, G, Bb and Db. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DbIVAbIEb7V7AbI- DbDb · F · Ab
- AbAb · C · Eb
- Eb7Eb · G · Bb · Db
- 2
Left hand: Pop heartbeat
How it goes
Long, short, long: the heartbeat under a thousand pop songs. Musicians call it root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Hopscotch bells
How it goes
A high bell note, a chord, a skipped beat, and one more chord. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 96 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: Db – Eb – Ab
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DbEbAb- EbEb · G · Bb
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Questions about My Hang-Up Is You
What chords are in My Hang-Up Is You?
The loop is Db – Ab – Eb7 – Ab (IV – I – V7 – I) in Ab major, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Ab.
What key is My Hang-Up Is You in?
Ab major, at about 96 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in My Hang-Up Is You?
Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is My Hang-Up Is You 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.