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How to play A Time For Us (Love Theme) on piano
By Nino Rota
- Bb major
- 3/4
- 64 BPM
- 1968
- Medium
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Learn A Time For Us (Love Theme) in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Cm – Dm – Gm – Dm
How it goes
A Time For Us (Love Theme) sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Cm is C, Eb and G; Dm is D, F and A; Gm is G, Bb and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CmiiDmiiiGmviDmiii- CmC · Eb · G
- DmD · F · A
- GmG · Bb · D
- 2
Left hand: Waltzing tide
How it goes
Five notes roll up wide and high, then hold, in a slow three. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-12 (3/4) (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 68 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Waltz bells
How it goes
A single high note, then two chords: ding, dong, dong in three. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 64 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 – F – Bb
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbFBb- EbEb · G · Bb
- FF · A · C
- BbBb · D · F
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Questions about A Time For Us (Love Theme)
What chords are in A Time For Us (Love Theme)?
The loop is Cm – Dm – Gm – Dm (ii – iii – vi – iii) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is A Time For Us (Love Theme) in?
Bb major, at about 64 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in A Time For Us (Love Theme)?
Waltzing tide: open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-12 (3/4), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is A Time For Us (Love Theme) 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.