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How to play Jungle Love on piano
Written by Lonnie Turner & Greg Douglas
- F major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- I–bVII–IV–I loop
- 1977
- Medium
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Learn Jungle Love in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: F – Eb – Bb – F
How it goes
Jungle Love sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Bb is Bb, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FIEbbVIIBbIVFI- FF · A · C
- EbEb · G · Bb
- BbBb · D · F
- 2
Left hand: Groovy roots
How it goes
Notes jump around the “ands”, giving the bass a funky bounce. Musicians call it root bass · syncopated 8ths (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 363 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Skipping-stone chords
How it goes
One chord, then two bounces on the “ands”, like a stone on water. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 100 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 – C – F
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCF- CC · E · G
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Questions about Jungle Love
What chords are in Jungle Love?
The loop is F – Eb – Bb – F (I – bVII – IV – I) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is Jungle Love in?
F major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Jungle Love?
Groovy roots: root bass · syncopated 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Jungle 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.