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How to play That's For Me on piano

By Rodgers & Hammerstein

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Left hand Heartbeat octavesRight hand Steady chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

Learn That's For Me in 5 steps

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

  1. 1

    Chords: D7 – G – D7 – G

    That's For Me sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D7 is D, F#, A and C; G is G, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.

    D7V7GID7V7GI
    • D7D · F# · A · C
    • GG · B · D
    414 songs go round the same chords
  2. 2

    Left hand: Heartbeat octaves

    Low, high, low, high: a bouncing heartbeat. Musicians call it rocking octaves (rocking octaves), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.

  3. 3

    Right hand: Steady chords

    A full chord on every beat, steady and simple. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.

  4. 4

    Both hands at 100 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.

  5. 5

    Ending: G – C – G

    The last chords are I – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.

    GCG
    • CC · E · G

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Questions about That's For Me

What chords are in That's For Me?

The loop is D7 – G – D7 – G (V7 – I – V7 – I) in G major, and the song ends on G – C – G.

What key is That's For Me in?

G major, at about 100 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in That's For Me?

Heartbeat octaves: rocking octaves, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is That's For Me 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.