Where Do Broken Hearts Go? Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Where Do Broken Hearts Go? in 5 steps

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

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Chords: A – B – E – A
How it goes
Where Do Broken Hearts Go? sits in E major: E is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: A is A, C# and E; B is B, D# and F#; E is E, G# and B. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AIVBVEIAIV
- AA · C# · E
- BB · D# · F#
- EE · G# · B
141 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Tick-tick-boom pulse
How it goes
Two quick low notes and a high one, twice: ta-ta-DUM, ta-ta-DUM. Musicians call it root bass · 8ths 1-2, 3-4 (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 479 songs of the library.
Tick-tick-boom pulseRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handMedium
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Right hand: Steady chords
How it goes
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 123 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: A – B – E
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
ABE

What chords are in Where Do Broken Hearts Go??

The loop is A – B – E – A (IV – V – I – IV) in E major, and the song ends on A – B – E.

What key is Where Do Broken Hearts Go? in?

E major, at about 123 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Where Do Broken Hearts Go??

Tick-tick-boom pulse: root bass · 8ths 1-2, 3-4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Where Do Broken Hearts Go? 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.