Piano chords · Old-time stride
If This Isn’t Love: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Burton Lane
- C major
- 2/4
- 120 BPM
- I–ii–V7–I loop
- 1946
- Medium
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If This Isn’t Love written out as piano music: the I – ii – V7 – I loop in C major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays toy-soldier march (lh triads (2/4)) and the right hand polka-hop chords.
If This Isn’t Love chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in C 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 | C | I | C E G |
| 2 | Dm | ii | D F A |
| 3 | G7 | V7 | G B D F |
| 4 | C | I | C E G |
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: toy-soldier march (lh triads (2/4)) in the left hand and polka-hop chords in the right, over the C – Dm – G7 – C 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 If This Isn’t Love
Does the sheet music for If This Isn’t 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 If This Isn’t Love?
The loop is C – Dm – G7 – C (I – ii – V7 – I) in C major, and the song ends on C – F – C.
What key is If This Isn’t Love in?
C major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/4.
What does the left hand play in If This Isn’t Love?
Toy-soldier march: lh triads (2/4), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is If This Isn’t 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.