Piano chords · Waltz garden
How to play I Love You on piano
By Robert Wright
- C major
- 3/4
- 120 BPM
- 1944
- Tricky
Learn I Love You in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Dm – G7 – C – G
I Love You sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Dm is D, F and A; G7 is G, B, D and F; C is C, E and G; G is G, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DmiiG7V7CIGV- DmD · F · A
- G7G · B · D · F
- CC · E · G
- GG · B · D
- 2
Left hand: Serenade shimmer
One deep bass, then soft chords pulsing quickly above it, like a serenade. Musicians call it bass + chords (3/4) (stride & boom-chick), a tricky pattern heard in 26 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: the chords, held
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 120 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: F – G – C
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGC- FF · A · C
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Questions about I Love You
What chords are in I Love You?
The loop is Dm – G7 – C – G (ii – V7 – I – V) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is I Love You in?
C major, at about 120 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in I Love You?
Serenade shimmer: bass + chords (3/4), a tricky pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Love You easy to play on piano?
It is a tricky 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.