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How to play Cliché Love Song on piano
By Basim
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 112 BPM
- I–iii–vi–IV loop
- Medium
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Learn Cliché Love Song in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Eb – Gm – Cm – Ab
How it goes
Cliché Love Song sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Gm is G, Bb and D; Cm is C, Eb and G; Ab is Ab, C and Eb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EbIGmiiiCmviAbIV- EbEb · G · Bb
- GmG · Bb · D
- CmC · Eb · G
- AbAb · C · Eb
- 2
Left hand: Hop-skip heartbeat
How it goes
Three steps, then a quick hop that skips right over beat 4. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4& (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 250 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Ticking clock
How it goes
One high note repeated on every quick beat: tick, tick, tick. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 112 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: Fm – Bb7 – Eb
How it goes
The last chords are ii – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FmBb7Eb- FmF · Ab · C
- Bb7Bb · D · F · Ab
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Questions about Cliché Love Song
What chords are in Cliché Love Song?
The loop is Eb – Gm – Cm – Ab (I – iii – vi – IV) in Eb major, and the song ends on Fm – Bb7 – Eb.
What key is Cliché Love Song in?
Eb major, at about 112 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Cliché Love Song?
Hop-skip heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Cliché Love Song 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.