The Way We Make A Broken Heart Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn The Way We Make A Broken Heart in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: D – G – C – D
How it goes
The Way We Make A Broken Heart sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D is D, F# and A; G is G, B and D; C is C, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DVGICIVDV
- DD · F# · A
- GG · B · D
- CC · E · G
87 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Take-off climb
How it goes
Two pushes on the root, then a climb up the chord to beat 4. Musicians call it broken chord 1-1-3-5 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 105 songs of the library.
Take-off climbBroken chord · BalladLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Freeze-tag chords
How it goes
Chord, chord-and, then freeze for the rest of the bar. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Freeze-tag chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 110 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.
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Ending: C – D – G
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
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What chords are in The Way We Make A Broken Heart?

The loop is D – G – C – D (V – I – IV – V) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.

What key is The Way We Make A Broken Heart in?

G major, at about 110 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in The Way We Make A Broken Heart?

Take-off climb: broken chord 1-1-3-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is The Way We Make A Broken 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.