Without The Girl Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Without The Girl in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Ab – Bbm – Ab – Bbm
Without The Girl sits in Ab major: Ab is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Bbm is Bb, Db and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AbIBbmiiAbIBbmii
- AbAb · C · Eb
- BbmBb · Db · F
164 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Lazy footsteps
One long low note, then two calm steps to finish the bar. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 3 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Lazy footstepsRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
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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.
Soft chordsBlock chords · BalladRight handEasy
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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.
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Ending: Db – Eb – Ab
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DbEbAb
- DbDb · F · Ab
- EbEb · G · Bb

What chords are in Without The Girl?

The loop is Ab – Bbm – Ab – Bbm (I – ii – I – ii) in Ab major, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Ab.

What key is Without The Girl in?

Ab major, at about 100 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Without The Girl?

Lazy footsteps: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Without The Girl 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.