Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play In The Arms Of Love on piano
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 80 BPM
- 1966
- Medium
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Learn In The Arms Of Love in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bb7 – A7 – Ab7 – G7
How it goes
In The Arms Of Love sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb7 is Bb, D, F and Ab; A7 is A, C#, E and G; Ab7 is Ab, C, Eb and Gb; G7 is G, B, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Bb7I7A7VII7Ab7bVII7G7VI7- Bb7Bb · D · F · Ab
- A7A · C# · E · G
- Ab7Ab · C · Eb · Gb
- G7G · B · D · F
- 2
Left hand: Open sky
How it goes
Root, fifth, then a high third: open and airy, the sound of a big sky. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-10 (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 918 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: the chords, held
How it goes
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
- 4
Both hands at 80 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: Eb – F – Bb
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbFBb- EbEb · G · Bb
- FF · A · C
- BbBb · D · F
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Questions about In The Arms Of Love
What chords are in In The Arms Of Love?
The loop is Bb7 – A7 – Ab7 – G7 (I7 – VII7 – bVII7 – VI7) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is In The Arms Of Love in?
Bb major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in In The Arms Of Love?
Open sky: open arpeggio 1-5-10, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is In The Arms Of 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.