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How to play When She Loved Me on piano
- F major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 1999
- Medium
Learn When She Loved Me in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: F7 – F – F7 – F – Dm – Bbm – Dm7
When She Loved Me sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 7 chords: F7 is F, A, C and Eb; F is F, A and C; Dm is D, F and A; Bbm is Bb, Db and F; Dm7 is D, F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
F7I7FIF7I7FIDmviBbmivDm7vi7- F7F · A · C · Eb
- FF · A · C
- DmD · F · A
- BbmBb · Db · F
- Dm7D · F · A · C
- 2
Left hand: Power fifths
Root and fifth together: big and bold. Musicians call it lh power fifths (left-hand chords), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Soft chords
Soft chords on beats 1, 3 and 4. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
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.
- 5
Ending: Bb – C – F
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCF- BbBb · D · F
- CC · E · G
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Questions about When She Loved Me
What chords are in When She Loved Me?
The loop is F7 – F – F7 – F – Dm – Bbm – Dm7 (I7 – I – I7 – I – vi – iv – vi7) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is When She Loved Me in?
F major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in When She Loved Me?
Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is When She Loved Me easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 7 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of When She Loved Me?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 5 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.