Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play Crazy Little Thing Called Love on piano
By Queen
- D major
- 4/4
- 130 BPM
- 1979
- Medium
Learn Crazy Little Thing Called Love in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: D – Bb – C – D – Bm7 – D
Crazy Little Thing Called Love sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 6 chords: D is D, F# and A; Bb is Bb, D and F; C is C, E and G; Bm7 is B, D, F# and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DIBbbVICbVIIDIBm7vi7DI- DD · F# · A
- BbBb · D · F
- CC · E · G
- Bm7B · D · F# · A
- 2
Left hand: Little-hill climb
Up the chord three steps, then a jump back to the starting note. Musicians call it broken chord 1-3-5-1 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 159 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Ticking clock
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 130 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- GG · B · D
- AA · C# · E
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Questions about Crazy Little Thing Called Love
What chords are in Crazy Little Thing Called Love?
The loop is D – Bb – C – D – Bm7 – D (I – bVI – bVII – I – vi7 – I) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is Crazy Little Thing Called Love in?
D major, at about 130 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Crazy Little Thing Called Love?
Little-hill climb: broken chord 1-3-5-1, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Crazy Little Thing Called Love easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 6 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of Crazy Little Thing Called Love?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 4 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.