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How to play Can Love Stand The Test (from The Country Bears) on piano
By John Hiatt
- C major
- 4/4
- 90 BPM
- 2002
- Easy
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Learn Can Love Stand The Test (from The Country Bears) in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
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Chords: C – G – C – Am
How it goes
Can Love Stand The Test (from The Country Bears) sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C is C, E and G; G is G, B and D; Am is A, C and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CIGVCIAmvi- CC · E · G
- GG · B · D
- AmA · C · E
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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: Pop stabs
How it goes
Chord stabs in the 3-3-2 pop rhythm. 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.
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Ending: F – G – C
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGC- FF · A · C
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Questions about Can Love Stand The Test (from The Country Bears)
What chords are in Can Love Stand The Test (from The Country Bears)?
The loop is C – G – C – Am (I – V – I – vi) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is Can Love Stand The Test (from The Country Bears) in?
C major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Can Love Stand The Test (from The Country Bears)?
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 Can Love Stand The Test (from The Country Bears) 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.