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How to play She's All I Ever Had on piano
By Ricky Martin
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 90 BPM
- 1999
- Medium
Learn She's All I Ever Had in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
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Chords: Eb – Ebm – Bb – F
She's All I Ever Had sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Ebm is Eb, Gb and Bb; Bb is Bb, D and F; F is F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EbIVEbmivBbIFV- EbEb · G · Bb
- EbmEb · Gb · Bb
- BbBb · D · F
- FF · A · C
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Left hand: Racing heartbeat
One calm beat, then non-stop quick notes racing to the end. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 3& · 4 · 4& (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 431 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: the chords, held
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
- 4
Both hands at 90 BPM
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 – F – Bb
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbFBb
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Questions about She's All I Ever Had
What chords are in She's All I Ever Had?
The loop is Eb – Ebm – Bb – F (IV – iv – I – V) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is She's All I Ever Had in?
Bb major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in She's All I Ever Had?
Racing heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 3& · 4 · 4&, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is She's All I Ever Had 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.