Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
I Want To Be In Love: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Melissa Etheridge
- A major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- 2001
- Medium
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I Want To Be In Love written out as piano music: the IV – ii – IV – I loop in A major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays drumming bass (broken chord 1-1) and the right hand swing push.
I Want To Be In Love chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in A major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D | IV | D F# A |
| 2 | Bm | ii | B D F# |
| 3 | D | IV | D F# A |
| 4 | A | I | A C# E |
What the sheet music shows
The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: drumming bass (broken chord 1-1) in the left hand and swing push in the right, over the D – Bm – D – A chords.
Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.
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Questions about I Want To Be In Love
Does the sheet music for I Want To Be In Love have finger numbers?
Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.
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.