Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play Whole Lot Of Heart on piano
Written by Ingrid Michaelson, Katie Herzig & others
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 72 BPM
- 2016
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Learn Whole Lot Of Heart in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bb – Cm – Gm – Cm
How it goes
Whole Lot Of Heart sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb is Bb, D and F; Cm is C, Eb and G; Gm is G, Bb and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbICmiiGmviCmii- BbBb · D · F
- CmC · Eb · G
- GmG · Bb · D
- 2
Left hand: Galloping heartbeat
How it goes
Ta-DUM, ta-DUM: quick pickups into beats 2 and 4, like hooves. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 3 · 3a · 4 (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 115 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: the chords, held
How it goes
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
- 4
Both hands at 72 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: Gm – Eb – Bb
How it goes
The last chords are vi – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GmEbBb- EbEb · G · Bb
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Questions about Whole Lot Of Heart
What chords are in Whole Lot Of Heart?
The loop is Bb – Cm – Gm – Cm (I – ii – vi – ii) in Bb major, and the song ends on Gm – Eb – Bb.
What key is Whole Lot Of Heart in?
Bb major, at about 72 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Whole Lot Of Heart?
Galloping heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 3 · 3a · 4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Whole Lot Of Heart 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.