Piano chords · Waltz garden
How to play In Love With Another Man on piano
Written by Jazmine Sullivan & Anthony Bell
- Bb major
- 3/4
- 72 BPM
- I–I7–IV–iv loop
- 2008
- Medium
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Learn In Love With Another Man in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bb – Bb7 – Eb – Ebm
How it goes
In Love With Another Man sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb is Bb, D and F; Bb7 is Bb, D, F and Ab; Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Ebm is Eb, Gb and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbIBb7I7EbIVEbmiv- BbBb · D · F
- Bb7Bb · D · F · Ab
- EbEb · G · Bb
- EbmEb · Gb · Bb
- 2
Left hand: Spinning-top pulse
How it goes
Six even low notes in a three-beat bar, spinning round and round. Musicians call it root bass · 3/4 8ths (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 87 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Waltz chords
How it goes
A chord on each of the three beats: a simple waltz. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 72 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: Bb – F7 – Bb
How it goes
The last chords are I – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbF7Bb- F7F · A · C · Eb
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Questions about In Love With Another Man
What chords are in In Love With Another Man?
The loop is Bb – Bb7 – Eb – Ebm (I – I7 – IV – iv) in Bb major, and the song ends on Bb – F7 – Bb.
What key is In Love With Another Man in?
Bb major, at about 72 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in In Love With Another Man?
Spinning-top pulse: root bass · 3/4 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is In Love With Another Man 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.