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How to play Best Of My Love on piano
Written by Maurice White & Al McKay
- C major
- 4/4
- 105 BPM
- 1977
- Medium
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Learn Best Of My Love in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: F – C – Dm7 – C – F – C – Dm7 – C
How it goes
Best Of My Love sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 8 chords: F is F, A and C; C is C, E and G; Dm7 is D, F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FIVCIDm7ii7CIFIVCIDm7ii7CI- FF · A · C
- CC · E · G
- Dm7D · F · A · C
- 2
Left hand: Chugging-train pulse
How it goes
Chugs along in quick even notes, then takes one tiny breath at the end. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 1& · 2 · 2& · 3 · 3& · 4 (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 629 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Groovy chords
How it goes
Chords jump around the “ands” for a funky, dancing feel. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 105 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: C – Dm – C
How it goes
The last chords are I – ii – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CDmC- DmD · F · A
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Questions about Best Of My Love
What chords are in Best Of My Love?
The loop is F – C – Dm7 – C – F – C – Dm7 – C (IV – I – ii7 – I – IV – I – ii7 – I) in C major, and the song ends on C – Dm – C.
What key is Best Of My Love in?
C major, at about 105 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Best Of My Love?
Chugging-train pulse: root bass · 1 · 1& · 2 · 2& · 3 · 3& · 4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Best Of My Love easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 8 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of Best Of My Love?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.