Piano chords · Pop heartbeat

How to play Am I Feeling Love on piano

Written by Robert Folk

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Learn Am I Feeling Love in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: F – Adim – Bb – Bbm
How it goes
Am I Feeling Love sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; Adim is A, C and Eb; Bb is Bb, D and F; Bbm is Bb, Db and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FIAdimiii°BbIVBbmiv
- FF · A · C
- AdimA · C · Eb
- BbBb · D · F
- BbmBb · Db · F
2
Left hand: Pop heartbeat
How it goes
Long, short, long: the heartbeat under a thousand pop songs. Musicians call it root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Pop heartbeatRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Heartbeat chords
How it goes
Long, short, long: chords on the pop heartbeat, then a rest. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Heartbeat chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
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: Bb – Bbm – F
How it goes
The last chords are IV – iv – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbBbmF

What chords are in Am I Feeling Love?

The loop is F – Adim – Bb – Bbm (I – iiio – IV – iv) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – Bbm – F.

What key is Am I Feeling Love in?

F major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Am I Feeling Love?

Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Am I Feeling 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.