Once You Lose Your Heart Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Once You Lose Your Heart in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Db – Fm7 – Bb7 – Ebm7 – Ab7 – Db – A
How it goes
Once You Lose Your Heart sits in Db major: Db is home, where the song ends. It goes round 7 chords: Db is Db, F and Ab; Fm7 is F, Ab, C and Eb; Bb7 is Bb, D, F and Ab; Ebm7 is Eb, Gb, Bb and Db; Ab7 is Ab, C, Eb and Gb; A is A, C# and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DbIFm7iii7Bb7VI7Ebm7ii7Ab7V7DbIAbVI
- DbDb · F · Ab
- Fm7F · Ab · C · Eb
- Bb7Bb · D · F · Ab
- Ebm7Eb · Gb · Bb · Db
- Ab7Ab · C · Eb · Gb
- AA · C# · E
29 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Giant steps
How it goes
A full chord on every beat, low and heavy, like a giant walking. Musicians call it lh chords (left-hand chords), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Giant stepsLeft-hand chords · RockLeft handEasy
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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
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Both hands at 65 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: Gb – Ab – Db
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GbAbDb
- GbGb · Bb · Db
- AbAb · C · Eb

What chords are in Once You Lose Your Heart?

The loop is Db – Fm7 – Bb7 – Ebm7 – Ab7 – Db – A (I – iii7 – VI7 – ii7 – V7 – I – bVI) in Db major, and the song ends on Gb – Ab – Db.

What key is Once You Lose Your Heart in?

Db major, at about 65 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Once You Lose Your Heart?

Giant steps: lh chords, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Once You Lose Your Heart easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 7 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Can I hear the real melody of Once You Lose Your Heart?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.