Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play Why Do I Love You? on piano
By Jerome Kern
- Ab major
- 2/2
- 120 BPM
- V7–I–V7–I loop
- Easy
Learn Why Do I Love You? in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Eb7 – Ab – Eb7 – Ab
Why Do I Love You? sits in Ab major: Ab is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Eb7 is Eb, G, Bb and Db; Ab is Ab, C and Eb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Eb7V7AbIEb7V7AbI- Eb7Eb · G · Bb · Db
- AbAb · C · Eb
- 2
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.
- 3
Right hand: Hopscotch bells
A high bell note, a chord, a skipped beat, and one more chord. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 120 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: Bbm – Eb7 – Ab
The last chords are ii – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbmEb7Ab- BbmBb · Db · F
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Questions about Why Do I Love You?
What chords are in Why Do I Love You??
The loop is Eb7 – Ab – Eb7 – Ab (V7 – I – V7 – I) in Ab major, and the song ends on Bbm – Eb7 – Ab.
What key is Why Do I Love You? in?
Ab major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Why Do I Love You??
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 Why Do I Love You? 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.