Fingers Of Love Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Fingers Of Love in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

1
Chords: Gm – Dm – Gm – Dm
How it goes
Fingers Of Love sits in G minor: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Gm is G, Bb and D; Dm is D, F and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GmiDmvGmiDmv
- GmG · Bb · D
- DmD · F · A
28 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Island pulse
How it goes
Three, three, two: the island rhythm in so many pop hits. Musicians call it root bass · tresillo 3-3-2 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Island pulseRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Fairy lights
How it goes
A chord, then two bright notes blinking like fairy lights. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Fairy lightsTwo-note ostinato · BalladRight handMedium
4
Both hands at 124 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: Eb – F – Gm
How it goes
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbFGm
- EbEb · G · Bb
- FF · A · C

What chords are in Fingers Of Love?

The loop is Gm – Dm – Gm – Dm (i – v – i – v) in G minor, and the song ends on Eb – F – Gm.

What key is Fingers Of Love in?

G minor, at about 124 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Fingers Of Love?

Island pulse: root bass · tresillo 3-3-2, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Fingers Of Love 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.