Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play Feel Like Makin’ Love on piano
- C major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 1973
- Easy
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Learn Feel Like Makin’ Love in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bbsus4 – F#m – Csus4 – Abm
How it goes
Feel Like Makin’ Love sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bbsus4 is Bb, Eb and F; F#m is F#, A and C#; Csus4 is C, F and G; Abm is Ab, Cb and Eb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Bbsus4bVIIsus4F#m#ivCsus4Isus4Abmbvi- Bbsus4Bb · Eb · F
- F#mF# · A · C#
- Csus4C · F · G
- AbmAb · Cb · Eb
- 2
Left hand: Pop heartbeat
How it goes
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: the chords, held
How it goes
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
- 4
Both hands at 100 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: 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
- GG · B · D
- CC · E · G
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Questions about Feel Like Makin’ Love
What chords are in Feel Like Makin’ Love?
The loop is Bbsus4 – F#m – Csus4 – Abm (bVIIsus – #iv – Isus – bvi) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is Feel Like Makin’ Love in?
C major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Feel Like Makin’ Love?
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 Feel Like Makin’ Love 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.