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How to play All In Love Is Fair on piano
- F# minor
- 4/4
- 90 BPM
- 1973
- Medium
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Learn All In Love Is Fair in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Dm – G7 – A – F#7
How it goes
All In Love Is Fair sits in F# minor: F# is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Dm is D, F and A; G7 is G, B, D and F; A is A, C# and E; F#7 is F#, A#, C# and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DmviG7bII7AIIIF#7I7- DmD · F · A
- G7G · B · D · F
- AA · C# · E
- F#7F# · A# · C# · E
- 2
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.
- 3
Right hand: Candle flicker
How it goes
Two low chord notes flicker back and forth, warm like candlelight. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 90 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: D – E – F#m
How it goes
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DEF#m- DD · F# · A
- EE · G# · B
- F#mF# · A · C#
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Questions about All In Love Is Fair
What chords are in All In Love Is Fair?
The loop is Dm – G7 – A – F#7 (bvi – bII7 – bIII – I7) in F# minor, and the song ends on D – E – F#m.
What key is All In Love Is Fair in?
F# minor, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in All In Love Is Fair?
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 All In Love Is Fair 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.