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How to play All At Once You Love Her on piano
Written by Richard Rodgers
- F major
- 2/2
- 80 BPM
- I–V7–I–IV loop
- 1955
- Easy
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Learn All At Once You Love Her in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: F – C7 – F – Bb
How it goes
All At Once You Love Her sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; C7 is C, E, G and Bb; Bb is Bb, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FIC7V7FIBbIV- FF · A · C
- C7C · E · G · Bb
- BbBb · D · F
- 2
Left hand: Lazy seesaw
How it goes
A low note, a higher one, a gap, then the higher one again. Musicians call it root–fifth 1-5-5 (root–fifth bass), an easy pattern heard in 520 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Hopscotch bells
How it goes
A high bell note, a chord, a skipped beat, and one more chord. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 80 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: Bb – C7 – F
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbC7F
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Questions about All At Once You Love Her
What chords are in All At Once You Love Her?
The loop is F – C7 – F – Bb (I – V7 – I – IV) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C7 – F.
What key is All At Once You Love Her in?
F major, at about 80 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in All At Once You Love Her?
Lazy seesaw: root–fifth 1-5-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is All At Once You Love Her 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.