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How to play Once I Loved (Amor Em Paz) (Love In Peace) on piano
- D minor
- 2/2
- 160 BPM
- 1963
- Easy
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Learn Once I Loved (Amor Em Paz) (Love In Peace) in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
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Chords: G7 – Gm – A7 – Dm
How it goes
Once I Loved (Amor Em Paz) (Love In Peace) sits in D minor: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G7 is G, B, D and F; Gm is G, Bb and D; A7 is A, C#, E and G; Dm is D, F and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
G7IV7GmivA7V7Dmi- G7G · B · D · F
- GmG · Bb · D
- A7A · C# · E · G
- DmD · F · A
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Left hand: Bossa sway
How it goes
Long-short, long-short, leaning ahead: a gentle Brazilian sway. Musicians call it root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
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Right hand: Lingering chords
How it goes
Two chords, then a late one after beat 3 that hangs in the air. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
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Both hands at 160 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.
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Ending: Bb – C – Dm
How it goes
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCDm- BbBb · D · F
- CC · E · G
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Questions about Once I Loved (Amor Em Paz) (Love In Peace)
What chords are in Once I Loved (Amor Em Paz) (Love In Peace)?
The loop is G7 – Gm – A7 – Dm (IV7 – iv – V7 – i) in D minor, and the song ends on Bb – C – Dm.
What key is Once I Loved (Amor Em Paz) (Love In Peace) in?
D minor, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Once I Loved (Amor Em Paz) (Love In Peace)?
Bossa sway: root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Once I Loved (Amor Em Paz) (Love In Peace) 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.