If I Could Only Win Your Love Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn If I Could Only Win Your Love in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: C – G7 – C – F
How it goes
If I Could Only Win Your Love sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C is C, E and G; G7 is G, B, D and F; F is F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CIG7V7CIFIV
- CC · E · G
- G7G · B · D · F
- FF · A · C
69 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Tumble down
How it goes
Three notes falling down the chord, one per beat, then a rest. Musicians call it broken chord 8-5-1 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 635 songs of the library.
Tumble downBroken chord · BalladLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Bossa chords
How it goes
Long-short, long-short, leaning ahead: soft Brazilian chords. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Bossa chordsSyncopated chords · Bossa novaRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 100 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: F – G7 – C
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FG7C

What chords are in If I Could Only Win Your Love?

The loop is C – G7 – C – F (I – V7 – I – IV) in C major, and the song ends on F – G7 – C.

What key is If I Could Only Win Your Love in?

C major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in If I Could Only Win Your Love?

Tumble down: broken chord 8-5-1, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is If I Could Only Win Your Love easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.