Because I Love You by Stevie B
Piano chords, voicings & structure breakdown · 76 steps · 12 unique chords · 1990s
Expert transcription. These chords come from a published research transcription of the original recording by trained musicians. A second independent transcription to cross-check against isn't available (or differs in places), so this page isn't marked verified.
Intro, part 1Step 1 of 76
G♭
Left hand Right hand Middle C (C4)
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Harmonic Analysis & Structure
Overview
Key: D♭ major · Chords used: 12 · Sections: 8
Form: Intro → Verse → Chorus → Verse → Chorus → Solo → Verse → Chorus
Where these chords come from: an expert transcription of the original recording made for the McGill Billboard Project (Burgoyne, Wild & Fujinaga, 2011). This page shows that transcription as-is: the analysis below is generated directly from it by code, not written by AI. Consecutive repeats of a chord are shown once, and the piano voicings are our playable arrangement of each chord symbol, not a note-for-note transcription.
Section by section
Intro
- G♭ – F – B♭m – A♭/C – A♭7/D♭ – D♭maj7
IV – III – vi – V⁶ – V7 (bass D♭) – Imaj7 - G♭ – F – B♭m – A♭/C (×2)
IV – III – vi – V⁶ - D♭maj7 – G♭ – F – B♭
Imaj7 – IV – III – VI
Verse 1
- G♭ – F – B♭m – A♭/C – A♭7/D♭ – D♭maj7
IV – III – vi – V⁶ – V7 (bass D♭) – Imaj7 - G♭ – F – B♭m – A♭/C (×2)
IV – III – vi – V⁶ - D♭maj7 – G♭ – F – B♭
Imaj7 – IV – III – VI
Chorus 1
- E♭m7 – A♭ – D♭ – E♭m7 – A♭ – B♭m – A♭ – E♭m7 – A♭ – D♭ – E♭m7 – A♭7 – B♭
ii7 – V – I – ii7 – V – vi – V – ii7 – V – I – ii7 – V7 – VI
Verse 2
Same chords as Verse 1.
Chorus 2
Same chords as Chorus 1.
Solo
- G♭ – F – B♭m – A♭/C – A♭7/D♭ – D♭maj7
IV – III – vi – V⁶ – V7 (bass D♭) – Imaj7 - G♭ – F – B♭m – A♭/C (×2)
IV – III – vi – V⁶ - D♭maj7 – G♭ – F – B♭
Imaj7 – IV – III – VI
Verse 3
Same chords as Verse 1.
Chorus 3
- E♭m7 – A♭ – D♭ – E♭m7 – A♭ – B♭m – A♭ – E♭m7 – A♭ – D♭ – E♭m7 – A♭7 – B♭ – E♭m7 – A♭ – D♭ – E♭m7 – A♭ – B♭m – A♭ – E♭m
ii7 – V – I – ii7 – V – vi – V – ii7 – V – I – ii7 – V7 – VI – ii7 – V – I – ii7 – V – vi – V – ii
Chord vocabulary
| Chord | Roman numeral | Role | Heard in |
|---|---|---|---|
| G♭ | IV | In the key | Intro, Verse, Solo |
| F | III | Secondary dominant (V/vi) | Intro, Verse, Solo |
| B♭m | vi | In the key | Intro, Verse, Chorus, Solo |
| A♭/C | V⁶ | In the key | Intro, Verse, Solo |
| A♭7/D♭ | V7 (bass D♭) | In the key | Intro, Verse, Solo |
| D♭maj7 | Imaj7 | Home chord (tonic) | Intro, Verse, Solo |
| B♭ | VI | Secondary dominant (V/ii) | Chorus |
| E♭m7 | ii7 | In the key | Chorus |
| A♭ | V | In the key | Chorus |
| D♭ | I | Home chord (tonic) | Chorus |
| A♭7 | V7 | In the key | Chorus |
| E♭m | ii | In the key | Chorus |
Harmonic highlights
- F acts as V/vi: it resolves to B♭m.
- B♭ acts as V/ii: it resolves to E♭m7.
Sources & accuracy
- Chords and sections: the McGill Billboard Project (Burgoyne, Wild & Fujinaga, 2011). Expert transcription by trained musicians (song 0242, CC0), via ChoCo.
- Not verified: only one expert transcription of this song is available so far.
- Rhythm and chord durations aren't shown; each step is one chord change.
Sources & Accuracy
Every chord on this page comes from the expert transcription listed first below. Piano voicings are our arrangement of the reported chord symbols, not a note-for-note transcription.
- the McGill Billboard Project (Burgoyne, Wild & Fujinaga, 2011)Expert transcription
Annotated from the original recording by trained musicians for a published research dataset.
Expert transcription by trained musicians (song 0242, CC0), via ChoCo.
All Piano Voicings
| # | Section | Chord | Left hand | Right hand | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Intro, part 1 | G♭ | G♭2, D♭3 | B♭3, D♭4, G♭4 | — |
| 2 | Intro, part 1 | F | F2, C3 | A3, C4, F4 | — |
| 3 | Intro, part 1 | B♭m | B♭2, F3 | B♭3, D♭4, F4 | — |
| 4 | Intro, part 1 | A♭/C | C2 | A♭3, C4, E♭4 | — |
| 5 | Intro, part 1 | A♭7/D♭ | D♭2 | A♭3, C4, E♭4, G♭4 | — |
| 6 | Intro, part 1 | D♭maj7 | D♭2, A♭2 | A♭3, C4, F4 | — |
| 7 | Intro, part 2 (×2) | G♭ | G♭2, D♭3 | B♭3, D♭4, G♭4 | — |
| 8 | Intro, part 2 (×2) | F | F2, C3 | A3, C4, F4 | — |
| 9 | Intro, part 2 (×2) | B♭m | B♭2, F3 | B♭3, D♭4, F4 | — |
| 10 | Intro, part 2 (×2) | A♭/C | C2 | A♭3, C4, E♭4 | — |
| 11 | Intro, part 3 | D♭maj7 | D♭2, A♭2 | A♭3, C4, F4 | — |
| 12 | Intro, part 3 | G♭ | G♭2, D♭3 | B♭3, D♭4, G♭4 | — |
| 13 | Intro, part 3 | F | F2, C3 | A3, C4, F4 | — |
| 14 | Intro, part 3 | B♭ | B♭2, F3 | B♭3, D4, F4 | — |
| 15 | Verse 1, part 1 | G♭ | G♭2, D♭3 | B♭3, D♭4, G♭4 | — |
| 16 | Verse 1, part 1 | F | F2, C3 | A3, C4, F4 | — |
| 17 | Verse 1, part 1 | B♭m | B♭2, F3 | B♭3, D♭4, F4 | — |
| 18 | Verse 1, part 1 | A♭/C | C2 | A♭3, C4, E♭4 | — |
| 19 | Verse 1, part 1 | A♭7/D♭ | D♭2 | A♭3, C4, E♭4, G♭4 | — |
| 20 | Verse 1, part 1 | D♭maj7 | D♭2, A♭2 | A♭3, C4, F4 | — |
| 21 | Verse 1, part 2 (×2) | G♭ | G♭2, D♭3 | B♭3, D♭4, G♭4 | — |
| 22 | Verse 1, part 2 (×2) | F | F2, C3 | A3, C4, F4 | — |
| 23 | Verse 1, part 2 (×2) | B♭m | B♭2, F3 | B♭3, D♭4, F4 | — |
| 24 | Verse 1, part 2 (×2) | A♭/C | C2 | A♭3, C4, E♭4 | — |
| 25 | Verse 1, part 3 | D♭maj7 | D♭2, A♭2 | A♭3, C4, F4 | — |
| 26 | Verse 1, part 3 | G♭ | G♭2, D♭3 | B♭3, D♭4, G♭4 | — |
| 27 | Verse 1, part 3 | F | F2, C3 | A3, C4, F4 | — |
| 28 | Verse 1, part 3 | B♭ | B♭2, F3 | B♭3, D4, F4 | — |
| 29 | Chorus 1 | E♭m7 | E♭2, B♭2 | B♭3, D♭4, G♭4 | — |
| 30 | Chorus 1 | A♭ | A♭2, E♭3 | C4, E♭4, A♭4 | — |
| 31 | Chorus 1 | D♭ | D♭2, A♭2 | D♭4, F4, A♭4 | — |
| 32 | Chorus 1 | E♭m7 | E♭2, B♭2 | D♭4, G♭4, B♭4 | — |
| 33 | Chorus 1 | A♭ | A♭2, E♭3 | C4, E♭4, A♭4 | — |
| 34 | Chorus 1 | B♭m | B♭2, F3 | D♭4, F4, B♭4 | — |
| 35 | Chorus 1 | A♭ | A♭2, E♭3 | C4, E♭4, A♭4 | — |
| 36 | Chorus 1 | E♭m7 | E♭2, B♭2 | B♭3, D♭4, G♭4 | — |
| 37 | Chorus 1 | A♭ | A♭2, E♭3 | C4, E♭4, A♭4 | — |
| 38 | Chorus 1 | D♭ | D♭2, A♭2 | D♭4, F4, A♭4 | — |
| 39 | Chorus 1 | E♭m7 | E♭2, B♭2 | D♭4, G♭4, B♭4 | — |
| 40 | Chorus 1 | A♭7 | A♭2, E♭3 | E♭4, G♭4, C5 | — |
| 41 | Chorus 1 | B♭ | B♭2, F3 | D4, F4, B♭4 | — |
| 42 | Solo, part 1 | G♭ | G♭2, D♭3 | D♭4, G♭4, B♭4 | — |
| 43 | Solo, part 1 | F | F2, C3 | C4, F4, A4 | — |
| 44 | Solo, part 1 | B♭m | B♭2, F3 | D♭4, F4, B♭4 | — |
| 45 | Solo, part 1 | A♭/C | C2 | C4, E♭4, A♭4 | — |
| 46 | Solo, part 1 | A♭7/D♭ | D♭2 | C4, E♭4, G♭4, A♭4 | — |
| 47 | Solo, part 1 | D♭maj7 | D♭2, A♭2 | C4, F4, A♭4 | — |
| 48 | Solo, part 2 (×2) | G♭ | G♭2, D♭3 | D♭4, G♭4, B♭4 | — |
| 49 | Solo, part 2 (×2) | F | F2, C3 | C4, F4, A4 | — |
| 50 | Solo, part 2 (×2) | B♭m | B♭2, F3 | D♭4, F4, B♭4 | — |
| 51 | Solo, part 2 (×2) | A♭/C | C2 | C4, E♭4, A♭4 | — |
| 52 | Solo, part 3 | D♭maj7 | D♭2, A♭2 | C4, F4, A♭4 | — |
| 53 | Solo, part 3 | G♭ | G♭2, D♭3 | D♭4, G♭4, B♭4 | — |
| 54 | Solo, part 3 | F | F2, C3 | C4, F4, A4 | — |
| 55 | Solo, part 3 | B♭ | B♭2, F3 | D4, F4, B♭4 | — |
| 56 | Chorus 3 | E♭m7 | E♭2, B♭2 | D♭4, G♭4, B♭4 | — |
| 57 | Chorus 3 | A♭ | A♭2, E♭3 | C4, E♭4, A♭4 | — |
| 58 | Chorus 3 | D♭ | D♭2, A♭2 | D♭4, F4, A♭4 | — |
| 59 | Chorus 3 | E♭m7 | E♭2, B♭2 | D♭4, G♭4, B♭4 | — |
| 60 | Chorus 3 | A♭ | A♭2, E♭3 | C4, E♭4, A♭4 | — |
| 61 | Chorus 3 | B♭m | B♭2, F3 | D♭4, F4, B♭4 | — |
| 62 | Chorus 3 | A♭ | A♭2, E♭3 | C4, E♭4, A♭4 | — |
| 63 | Chorus 3 | E♭m7 | E♭2, B♭2 | B♭3, D♭4, G♭4 | — |
| 64 | Chorus 3 | A♭ | A♭2, E♭3 | C4, E♭4, A♭4 | — |
| 65 | Chorus 3 | D♭ | D♭2, A♭2 | D♭4, F4, A♭4 | — |
| 66 | Chorus 3 | E♭m7 | E♭2, B♭2 | D♭4, G♭4, B♭4 | — |
| 67 | Chorus 3 | A♭7 | A♭2, E♭3 | E♭4, G♭4, C5 | — |
| 68 | Chorus 3 | B♭ | B♭2, F3 | D4, F4, B♭4 | — |
| 69 | Chorus 3 | E♭m7 | E♭2, B♭2 | D♭4, G♭4, B♭4 | — |
| 70 | Chorus 3 | A♭ | A♭2, E♭3 | C4, E♭4, A♭4 | — |
| 71 | Chorus 3 | D♭ | D♭2, A♭2 | D♭4, F4, A♭4 | — |
| 72 | Chorus 3 | E♭m7 | E♭2, B♭2 | D♭4, G♭4, B♭4 | — |
| 73 | Chorus 3 | A♭ | A♭2, E♭3 | C4, E♭4, A♭4 | — |
| 74 | Chorus 3 | B♭m | B♭2, F3 | D♭4, F4, B♭4 | — |
| 75 | Chorus 3 | A♭ | A♭2, E♭3 | C4, E♭4, A♭4 | — |
| 76 | Chorus 3 | E♭m | E♭2, B♭2 | B♭3, E♭4, G♭4 | — |