Piano chords · Lullaby boat
How to play I Love You Too Much on piano
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- F major
- 6/8
- 105 BPM
- vi–V–IV–V loop
- Medium
Learn I Love You Too Much in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Dm – C – Bb – C
I Love You Too Much sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Dm is D, F and A; C is C, E and G; Bb is Bb, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DmviCVBbIVCV- DmD · F · A
- CC · E · G
- BbBb · D · F
- 2
Left hand: Little rainbow
Six notes up the chord and back down: an arch in one rocking bar. Musicians call it broken chord 1-3-5-8-5-3 (6/8) (broken chord), a medium pattern heard in 35 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pirate-stomp chords
Three even chords that cut across the rocking bar, bold like pirates. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 105 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: Bb – C – F
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCF- FF · A · C
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Questions about I Love You Too Much
What chords are in I Love You Too Much?
The loop is Dm – C – Bb – C (vi – V – IV – V) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is I Love You Too Much in?
F major, at about 105 beats a minute in 6/8.
What does the left hand play in I Love You Too Much?
Little rainbow: broken chord 1-3-5-8-5-3 (6/8), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Love You Too Much 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.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.