Piano chords · Bossa beach
How to play What A Difference You’ve Made In My Life on piano
Written by Archie Jordan
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- V–IV–V–I loop
- 1977
- Medium
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Learn What A Difference You’ve Made In My Life in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: F – Eb – F – Bb
How it goes
What A Difference You’ve Made In My Life sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Bb is Bb, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FVEbIVFVBbI- FF · A · C
- EbEb · G · Bb
- BbBb · D · F
- 2
Left hand: Bossa sway
How it goes
Long-short, long-short, leaning ahead: a gentle Brazilian sway. Musicians call it root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Groovy chords
How it goes
Chords jump around the “ands” for a funky, dancing feel. 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
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Questions about What A Difference You’ve Made In My Life
What chords are in What A Difference You’ve Made In My Life?
The loop is F – Eb – F – Bb (V – IV – V – I) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is What A Difference You’ve Made In My Life in?
Bb major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in What A Difference You’ve Made In My Life?
Bossa sway: root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is What A Difference You’ve Made In My Life easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.