Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play I Want To Be In Love on piano
Written by Melissa Etheridge
- A major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- 2001
- Medium
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Learn I Want To Be In Love in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: D – Bm – D – A
How it goes
I Want To Be In Love sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D is D, F# and A; Bm is B, D and F#; A is A, C# and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DIVBmiiDIVAI- DD · F# · A
- BmB · D · F#
- AA · C# · E
- 2
Left hand: Drumming bass
How it goes
The root drummed on every quick beat, with a tiny step at the end. Musicians call it broken chord 1-1 (broken chord), a medium pattern heard in 263 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Swing push
How it goes
Three chords tumble out early with a swing, then the bar breathes. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 120 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: Bm – D – A
How it goes
The last chords are ii – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BmDA
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Questions about I Want To Be In Love
What chords are in I Want To Be In Love?
The loop is D – Bm – D – A (IV – ii – IV – I) in A major, and the song ends on Bm – D – A.
What key is I Want To Be In Love in?
A major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Want To Be In Love?
Drumming bass: broken chord 1-1, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Want To Be In 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.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.