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How to play If You Love Me? on piano

Written by Johnta Austin & Bryan Michael Cox

Tuning the piano…

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Learn If You Love Me? in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: F#m7 – Bsus4 – Bsus4 – B – Gmaj7 – Em7
How it goes
If You Love Me? sits in B minor: B is home, where the song ends. It goes round 6 chords: F#m7 is F#, A, C# and E; Bsus4 is B, E and F#; B is B, D# and F#; Gmaj7 is G, B, D and F#; Em7 is E, G, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
F#m7v7Bsus4Isus4Bsus4Isus4BIGmaj7VImaj7Em7iv7
- F#m7F# · A · C# · E
- Bsus4B · E · F#
- BB · D# · F#
- Gmaj7G · B · D · F#
- Em7E · G · B · D
2
Left hand: Push and land
How it goes
A push just before beat 3, then two calm landings. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Push and landRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Steady chords
How it goes
A full chord on every beat, steady and simple. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Steady chordsBlock chords · PopRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 140 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: G – A – Bm
How it goes
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GABm
- GG · B · D
- AA · C# · E
- BmB · D · F#

What chords are in If You Love Me??

The loop is F#m7 – Bsus4 – Bsus4 – B – Gmaj7 – Em7 (v7 – Isus4 – I – VImaj7 – iv7 – v7) in B minor, and the song ends on G – A – Bm.

What key is If You Love Me? in?

B minor, at about 140 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in If You Love Me??

Push and land: root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is If You Love Me? easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 6 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Can I hear the real melody of If You Love Me??

Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.