Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play Could You Be Loved on piano
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- D major
- 4/4
- 95 BPM
- I–vi–IV–I loop
- Easy
Learn Could You Be Loved in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: D – Bm – G – D
Could You Be Loved sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D is D, F# and A; Bm is B, D and F#; G is G, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DIBmviGIVDI- DD · F# · A
- BmB · D · F#
- GG · B · D
- 2
Left hand: Pop heartbeat
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.
- 3
Right hand: Offbeat skank
Chords only on the “and”: reggae and swing. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 95 BPM
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: G – A – D
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GAD- AA · C# · E
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Questions about Could You Be Loved
What chords are in Could You Be Loved?
The loop is D – Bm – G – D (I – vi – IV – I) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is Could You Be Loved in?
D major, at about 95 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Could You Be Loved?
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 Could You Be Loved 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.