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I’ll Make Love To You: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Boyz II Men
- D major
- 6/8
- 84 BPM
- 1994
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
I’ll Make Love To You written out as piano music: the ii – I – bVII – IV loop in D major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays rowing-boat pulse (root bass · 6/8 8ths) and the right hand rowing-boat chords.
I’ll Make Love To You chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in D 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 | Em | ii | E G B |
| 2 | D | I | D F# A |
| 3 | C | bVII | C E G |
| 4 | G | IV | G B D |
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: rowing-boat pulse (root bass · 6/8 8ths) in the left hand and rowing-boat chords in the right, over the Em – D – C – G 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’ll Make Love To You
Does the sheet music for I’ll Make Love To You 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’ll Make Love To You?
The loop is Em – D – C – G (ii – I – bVII – IV) in D major, and the song ends on C – G – D.
What key is I’ll Make Love To You in?
D major, at about 84 beats a minute in 6/8.
What does the left hand play in I’ll Make Love To You?
Rowing-boat pulse: root bass · 6/8 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I’ll Make Love To You 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.