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How to play Tell That To My Heart on piano
Written by John Reid, Steven McCutcheon & others
- G minor
- 4/4
- 70 BPM
- 2006
- Easy
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Learn Tell That To My Heart in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: D7 – Gm – Fsus4 – F
How it goes
Tell That To My Heart sits in G minor: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D7 is D, F#, A and C; Gm is G, Bb and D; Fsus4 is F, Bb and C; F is F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
D7V7GmiFsus4VIIsus4FVII- D7D · F# · A · C
- GmG · Bb · D
- Fsus4F · Bb · C
- FF · A · C
- 2
Left hand: Push and land
How it goes
A push just before beat 3, then two calm landings. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Marching chords
How it goes
Two chords per bar, left-right, like a happy little march. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 70 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: Eb – F – Gm
How it goes
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbFGm- EbEb · G · Bb
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Questions about Tell That To My Heart
What chords are in Tell That To My Heart?
The loop is D7 – Gm – Fsus4 – F (V7 – i – bVIIsus – bVII) in G minor, and the song ends on Eb – F – Gm.
What key is Tell That To My Heart in?
G minor, at about 70 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Tell That To My Heart?
Push and land: root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Tell That To My Heart 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.