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How to play Let Me Love You on piano
By DJ Snake featuring Justin Bieber
- C minor
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- Medium
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Learn Let Me Love You in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Cm7 – Eb – Eb – Ab – Eb – Ab
How it goes
Let Me Love You sits in C minor: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 6 chords: Cm7 is C, Eb, G and Bb; Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Ab is Ab, C and Eb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Cm7i7EbIIIEbIIIAbVIEbIIIAbVI- Cm7C · Eb · G · Bb
- EbEb · G · Bb
- AbAb · C · Eb
- 2
Left hand: Double island pulse
How it goes
The island rhythm squeezed in twice per bar: quick and dancy. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 1a · 2& · 3 · 3a · 4& (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 122 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Double island chords
How it goes
The island rhythm squeezed in twice per bar: quick and dancy. 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: Ab – Bb – Cm
How it goes
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbBbCm- BbBb · D · F
- CmC · Eb · G
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Questions about Let Me Love You
What chords are in Let Me Love You?
The loop is Cm7 – Eb – Eb – Ab – Eb – Ab (i7 – III – VI – III – VI – i7) in C minor, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Cm.
What key is Let Me Love You in?
C minor, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Let Me Love You?
Double island pulse: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2& · 3 · 3a · 4&, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Let Me Love You easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 6 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of Let Me Love You?
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.