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How to play That Old Feeling on piano
By Rod Stewart
- Eb major
- 2/2
- 90 BPM
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Learn That Old Feeling in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: F7 – Abm – Bb7 – Eb
How it goes
That Old Feeling sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F7 is F, A, C and Eb; Abm is Ab, Cb and Eb; Bb7 is Bb, D, F and Ab; Eb is Eb, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
F7II7AbmivBb7V7EbI- F7F · A · C · Eb
- AbmAb · Cb · Eb
- Bb7Bb · D · F · Ab
- EbEb · G · Bb
- 2
Left hand: Power fifths
How it goes
Root and fifth together: big and bold. Musicians call it lh power fifths (left-hand chords), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Hopscotch chords
How it goes
Chord, chord, skip beat 3, chord: hopping over a square. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 90 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: Ab – Bb – Eb
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbBbEb- AbAb · C · Eb
- BbBb · D · F
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Questions about That Old Feeling
What chords are in That Old Feeling?
The loop is F7 – Abm – Bb7 – Eb (II7 – iv – V7 – I) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is That Old Feeling in?
Eb major, at about 90 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in That Old Feeling?
Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is That Old Feeling 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.