Piano chords · Blues & boogie
How to play A Time for Love on piano
- D minor
- 4/4
- 75 BPM
- 1966
- Easy
Learn A Time for Love in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: G – A7 – Dm – G7
A Time for Love sits in D minor: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; A7 is A, C#, E and G; Dm is D, F and A; G7 is G, B, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GIVA7V7DmiG7IV7- GG · B · D
- A7A · C# · E · G
- DmD · F · A
- G7G · B · D · F
- 2
Left hand: Velvet jazz
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
Right hand: Soft chords
Soft chords on beats 1, 3 and 4. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 75 BPM
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: Bb – C – Dm
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 A Time for Love
What chords are in A Time for Love?
The loop is G – A7 – Dm – G7 (IV – V7 – i – IV7) in D minor, and the song ends on Bb – C – Dm.
What key is A Time for Love in?
D minor, at about 75 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in A Time for 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 Time for 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.