Super Simple Chords

Piano chords · Blues & boogie

How to play A Sunday Kind Of Love on piano

Written by Louis Prima, Anita Nye Leonard & others

  • F major
  • 4/4
  • 65 BPM
  • 1946
  • Easy
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Left hand Velvet jazzRight hand Soft chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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Learn A Sunday Kind Of Love in 5 steps

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

  1. 1

    Chords: Am – Abm – Gm – C7

    How it goes

    A Sunday Kind Of Love sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Am is A, C and E; Abm is Ab, Cb and Eb; Gm is G, Bb and D; C7 is C, E, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.

    AmiiiAbmbiiiGmiiC7V7
    • AmA · C · E
    • AbmAb · Cb · Eb
    • GmG · Bb · D
    • C7C · E · G · Bb
  2. 2

    Left hand: Velvet jazz

    How it goes

    Two soft notes on each beat: the cozy colour of old jazz ballads. Musicians call it lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3) (left-hand chords), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.

  3. 3

    Right hand: Soft chords

    How it goes

    Soft chords on beats 1, 3 and 4. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.

  4. 4

    Both hands at 65 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: Bb – C – F

    How it goes

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

    BbCF
    • BbBb · D · F
    • CC · E · G
    • FF · A · C

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Questions about A Sunday Kind Of Love

What chords are in A Sunday Kind Of Love?

The loop is Am – Abm – Gm – C7 (iii – biii – ii – V7) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.

What key is A Sunday Kind Of Love in?

F major, at about 65 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in A Sunday Kind Of Love?

Velvet jazz: lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is A Sunday Kind Of Love 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.