Piano chords · Blues & boogie

How to play This Guy’s In Love With You on piano

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Learn This Guy’s In Love With You in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Bb7 – Eb7 – Bb7 – Eb – Ab – Cm – Db7 – Eb7
How it goes
This Guy’s In Love With You sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 8 chords: Bb7 is Bb, D, F and Ab; Eb7 is Eb, G, Bb and Db; Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Cm is C, Eb and G; Db7 is Db, F, Ab and Cb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Bb7V7Eb7I7Bb7V7EbIAbIVCmviDb7bVII7Eb7I7
- Bb7Bb · D · F · Ab
- Eb7Eb · G · Bb · Db
- EbEb · G · Bb
- AbAb · C · Eb
- CmC · Eb · G
- Db7Db · F · Ab · Cb
782 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Velvet jazz
How it goes
Two soft notes on each beat: the cozy colour of old jazz ballads. Musicians call it lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3) (left-hand chords), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Velvet jazzLeft-hand chords · Blues and boogie-woogieLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Double-clap chords
How it goes
Quick double claps on beats 2 and 4, leaving beats 1 and 3 empty. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Double-clap chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 92 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: 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
- BbBb · D · F

What chords are in This Guy’s In Love With You?

The loop is Bb7 – Eb7 – Bb7 – Eb – Ab – Cm – Db7 – Eb7 (V7 – I7 – V7 – I – IV – vi – bVII7 – I7) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.

What key is This Guy’s In Love With You in?

Eb major, at about 92 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in This Guy’s In Love With You?

Velvet jazz: lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is This Guy’s In Love With You easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 8 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Can I hear the real melody of This Guy’s In Love With You?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.