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How to play Your Love Has Faded on piano

By Billy Strayhorn

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Left hand Heartbeat octavesThe right hand sings the tuneChords the loop the song repeats most

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Learn Your Love Has Faded in 5 steps

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

  1. 1

    Chords: Ab7 – Db – Bb7 – Ebm

    How it goes

    Your Love Has Faded sits in Db major: Db is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Ab7 is Ab, C, Eb and Gb; Db is Db, F and Ab; Bb7 is Bb, D, F and Ab; Ebm is Eb, Gb and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.

    Ab7V7DbIBb7VI7Ebmii
    • Ab7Ab · C · Eb · Gb
    • DbDb · F · Ab
    • Bb7Bb · D · F · Ab
    • EbmEb · Gb · Bb
    14 songs go round the same chords
  2. 2

    Left hand: Heartbeat octaves

    How it goes

    Low, high, low, high: a bouncing heartbeat. Musicians call it rocking octaves (rocking octaves), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.

  3. 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. 4

    Both hands at 56 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. 5

    Ending: Gb – Ab – Db

    How it goes

    The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.

    GbAbDb
    • GbGb · Bb · Db
    • AbAb · C · Eb

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Questions about Your Love Has Faded

What chords are in Your Love Has Faded?

The loop is Ab7 – Db – Bb7 – Ebm (V7 – I – VI7 – ii) in Db major, and the song ends on Gb – Ab – Db.

What key is Your Love Has Faded in?

Db major, at about 56 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Your Love Has Faded?

Heartbeat octaves: rocking octaves, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Your Love Has Faded 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.