Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart on piano
By James F. Hanley
- Eb major
- 2/2
- 120 BPM
- 1935
- Medium
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Learn Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bb7 – C7 – Cb7 – Bb7
How it goes
Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb7 is Bb, D, F and Ab; C7 is C, E, G and Bb; Cb7 is Cb, Eb, Gb and Bbb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Bb7V7C7VI7Cb7bVI7Bb7V7- Bb7Bb · D · F · Ab
- C7C · E · G · Bb
- Cb7Cb · Eb · Gb · Bbb
- 2
Left hand: Open sky
How it goes
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.
- 3
Right hand: Wait-a-beat chords
How it goes
Silence on beat 1, then chords on 2, 3 and 4, leaving room for the bass. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 120 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: Eb – Ab – Eb
How it goes
The last chords are I – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbAbEb- EbEb · G · Bb
- AbAb · C · Eb
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Questions about Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart
What chords are in Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart?
The loop is Bb7 – C7 – Cb7 – Bb7 (V7 – VI7 – bVI7 – V7) in Eb major, and the song ends on Eb – Ab – Eb.
What key is Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart in?
Eb major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart?
Open sky: open arpeggio 1-5-10, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Zing! Went The Strings Of My 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.