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How to play In The Arms Of Someone Who Loves You on piano
Written by Taylor Golmon & Kevin Stokes
- Ab major
- 4/4
- 64 BPM
- 2003
- Easy
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Learn In The Arms Of Someone Who Loves You in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Eb – Absus4 – Ab – Db
How it goes
In The Arms Of Someone Who Loves You sits in Ab major: Ab is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Absus4 is Ab, Db and Eb; Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Db is Db, F and Ab. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EbVAbsus4Isus4AbIDbIV- EbEb · G · Bb
- Absus4Ab · Db · Eb
- AbAb · C · Eb
- DbDb · F · Ab
- 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.
- 3
Right hand: Sleep-in chords
How it goes
Quiet for half the bar, then three chords wake up near the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 64 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: Ab – Db – Ab
How it goes
The last chords are I – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbDbAb
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Questions about In The Arms Of Someone Who Loves You
What chords are in In The Arms Of Someone Who Loves You?
The loop is Eb – Absus4 – Ab – Db (V – Isus – I – IV) in Ab major, and the song ends on Ab – Db – Ab.
What key is In The Arms Of Someone Who Loves You in?
Ab major, at about 64 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in In The Arms Of Someone Who Loves You?
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 In The Arms Of Someone Who Loves You easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.