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It’s Only Love: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Elvis Presley

  • F major
  • 4/4
  • 100 BPM
  • Easy
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Left hand Pop heartbeatThe right hand sings the tuneChords from the chord symbols in the score

The accompaniment with every note named, bar by bar: the bar sheet shows each note as a bar on the staff with its letter inside, so you can accompany It’s Only Love without reading music. The left hand plays pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)), and the right hand sings the tune.

The intro of It’s Only Love in letter notes

The real notes from a score, both hands, bar by bar. R is the right hand, L the left; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
A → Bb
RE3+A3 F3+Bb3 D4 F4 D4
LA1+A2 Bb1+Bb2 D2 F2 D2
Bar 2
F
RA3+C4+F4 A3+C4+F4 A3+C4+F4 A3+C4+F4 A3+C4+F4
LF2 F2 F2
Bar 3
F
RA3+C4+F4 A3+C4+F4 A3+C4+F4 A3+C4+F4 A3+C4+F4 G3 A3 C4
LF2 F2 F2
Bar 4
F
RA3+C4+F4 A3+C4+F4 A3+C4+F4 A3+C4+F4 A3+C4+F4 F4 G4
LF2 F2 F2 C3

It’s Only Love accompaniment in letter notes

The A – Bb – F – F – F loop with pop heartbeat in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
A → Bb
RA3+C#4+E4 Bb3+D4+F4
LA2 Bb2 Bb2
Bar 2
F
RF4+A4+C5
LF2 F2 F2
Bar 3
F
RF4+A4+C5
LF2 F2 F2
Bar 4
F
RF4+A4+C5 D4 E4 F4 G4 A4 Bb4 C5 D5
LF2 F2 F2
Bar 5
A → Bb
RA3+C#4+E4 Bb3+D4+F4
LA2 Bb2 Bb2
Bar 6
F
RF4+A4+C5
LF2 F2 F2
Bar 7
F
RF4+A4+C5
LF2 F2 F2
Bar 8
F
RF4+A4+C5
LF2 F2 F2

How to read the bar sheet

The player above shows the treble staff (right hand) over the bass staff (left hand). Every note is a bar as long as it sounds, at its place on the staff, with its name inside, and the music scrolls past a line that marks now. The chord names run along the top.

Start with the left hand alone at a slow speed, then the right, then both. When the letters feel easy, try the sheet music.

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Questions about It’s Only Love

What are the letter notes for the It’s Only Love piano accompaniment?

Bar by bar, both hands: the bar sheet on this page names every note of the accompaniment (C4 is middle C) and plays along. The loop is A – Bb – F – F – F, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in It’s Only Love?

The loop is A – Bb – F – F – F (III – IV – I – III – IV) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.

What key is It’s Only Love in?

F major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in It’s Only Love?

Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is It’s Only Love easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 5 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Can I hear the real melody of It’s Only Love?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the intro 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.