Why Does She Love Me? Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Why Does She Love Me? in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Cm – Fm – Bb – Eb
Why Does She Love Me? sits in C minor: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Cm is C, Eb and G; Fm is F, Ab and C; Bb is Bb, D and F; Eb is Eb, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CmiFmivBbVIIEbIII
- CmC · Eb · G
- FmF · Ab · C
- BbBb · D · F
- EbEb · G · Bb
20 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Open sky
Root, fifth, then a high third: open and airy, the sound of a big sky. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-10 (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 918 songs of the library.
Open skyOpen arpeggio · BalladLeft handMedium
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Right hand: Heartbeat chords
Long, short, long: chords on the pop heartbeat, then a rest. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Heartbeat chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 90 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.
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Ending: Ab – Bb – Cm
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbBbCm
- AbAb · C · Eb

What chords are in Why Does She Love Me??

The loop is Cm – Fm – Bb – Eb (i – iv – bVII – bIII) in C minor, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Cm.

What key is Why Does She Love Me? in?

C minor, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Why Does She Love Me??

Open sky: open arpeggio 1-5-10, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Why Does She Love Me? 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.