Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play Voices That Care on piano
By David Foster
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 1991
- Easy
Learn Voices That Care in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
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Chords: Eb – Ab – Bb – G7
Voices That Care sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Bb is Bb, D and F; G7 is G, B, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EbIAbIVBbVG7III7- EbEb · G · Bb
- AbAb · C · Eb
- BbBb · D · F
- G7G · B · D · F
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Left hand: Pop heartbeat
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.
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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.
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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
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Questions about Voices That Care
What chords are in Voices That Care?
The loop is Eb – Ab – Bb – G7 (I – IV – V – III7) in Eb major, and the song ends on Eb – Ab – Eb.
What key is Voices That Care in?
Eb major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Voices That Care?
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 Voices That Care 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.