Super Simple Chords

Piano chords · Dreamy ballad

How to play My Heaven on piano

Written by Mary Chapin Carpenter

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Left hand Bumblebee buzzRight hand Push chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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Learn My Heaven in 5 steps

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

  1. 1

    Chords: Bb – F – C – F

    How it goes

    My Heaven sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb is Bb, D and F; F is F, A and C; C is C, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.

    BbIVFICVFI
    • BbBb · D · F
    • FF · A · C
    • CC · E · G
    66 songs go round the same chords
  2. 2

    Left hand: Bumblebee buzz

    How it goes

    Two low notes buzz back and forth on quick, even beats. Musicians call it broken chord 1-3 (broken chord), a medium pattern heard in 160 songs of the library.

  3. 3

    Right hand: Push chords

    How it goes

    Two quick chords and a push just before beat 3, then space. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.

  4. 4

    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.

  5. 5

    Ending: F – C – F

    How it goes

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

    FCF

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Questions about My Heaven

What chords are in My Heaven?

The loop is Bb – F – C – F (IV – I – V – I) in F major, and the song ends on F – C – F.

What key is My Heaven in?

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

What does the left hand play in My Heaven?

Bumblebee buzz: broken chord 1-3, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is My Heaven 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.