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How to play Things We Do For Love on piano

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Learn Things We Do For Love in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Fm – Eb – Ab – Eb
Things We Do For Love sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Fm is F, Ab and C; Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Ab is Ab, C and Eb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FmiiEbIAbIVEbI
- FmF · Ab · C
- EbEb · G · Bb
- AbAb · C · Eb
12 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Walking roots
One low note on every beat, steady as walking feet. Musicians call it root bass · quarters (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Walking rootsRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
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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.
Steady chordsBlock chords · PopRight handEasy
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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.
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Ending: Eb – Ab – Eb
The last chords are I – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbAbEb

What chords are in Things We Do For Love?

The loop is Fm – Eb – Ab – Eb (ii – I – IV – I) in Eb major, and the song ends on Eb – Ab – Eb.

What key is Things We Do For Love in?

Eb major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Things We Do For Love?

Walking roots: root bass · quarters, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Things We Do For Love 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.