Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play That's When Your Heartaches Begin on piano
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 1952
- Easy
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Learn That's When Your Heartaches Begin in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bb – D7 – Eb – Ebm
How it goes
That's When Your Heartaches Begin sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb is Bb, D and F; D7 is D, F#, A and C; Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Ebm is Eb, Gb and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbID7III7EbIVEbmiv- BbBb · D · F
- D7D · F# · A · C
- EbEb · G · Bb
- EbmEb · Gb · Bb
- 2
Left hand: Pop heartbeat
How it goes
Long, short, long: the heartbeat under a thousand pop songs. Musicians call it root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
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.
- 4
Both hands at 100 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 – Bb
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbFBb- FF · A · C
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Questions about That's When Your Heartaches Begin
What chords are in That's When Your Heartaches Begin?
The loop is Bb – D7 – Eb – Ebm (I – III7 – IV – iv) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is That's When Your Heartaches Begin in?
Bb major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in That's When Your Heartaches Begin?
Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is That's When Your Heartaches Begin 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.