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How to play My Own True Love (Tara's Theme) (from Gone With The Wind) on piano

By Max Steiner

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Learn My Own True Love (Tara's Theme) (from Gone With The Wind) in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Bb7 – Eb – Fm – Bb7
How it goes
My Own True Love (Tara's Theme) (from Gone With The Wind) sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: 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.
Bb7V7EbIFmiiBb7V7
- Bb7Bb · D · F · Ab
- EbEb · G · Bb
- FmF · Ab · C
49 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Rolling waves
How it goes
Rolls up to the high third and back down, like a wave on the shore. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-10-5 (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 545 songs of the library.
Rolling wavesOpen arpeggio · BalladLeft handMedium
3
Right hand: Soft chords
How it goes
Soft chords on beats 1, 3 and 4. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Soft chordsBlock chords · BalladRight handEasy
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.
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Ending: Eb – Fm – Eb
How it goes
The last chords are I – ii – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbFmEb

What chords are in My Own True Love (Tara's Theme) (from Gone With The Wind)?

The loop is Bb7 – Eb – Fm – Bb7 (V7 – I – ii – V7) in Eb major, and the song ends on Eb – Fm – Eb.

What key is My Own True Love (Tara's Theme) (from Gone With The Wind) in?

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

What does the left hand play in My Own True Love (Tara's Theme) (from Gone With The Wind)?

Rolling waves: open arpeggio 1-5-10-5, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is My Own True Love (Tara's Theme) (from Gone With The Wind) 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.