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How to play Love II (Love, Thought You Had My Back This Time) on piano

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Learn Love II (Love, Thought You Had My Back This Time) in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

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Chords: Eb – Dm – Ebm – Fbm
How it goes
Love II (Love, Thought You Had My Back This Time) sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Dm is D, F and A; Ebm is Eb, Gb and Bb; Fbm is Fb, Abb and Cb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EbIDmviiEbmiFbmbii
- EbEb · G · Bb
- DmD · F · A
- EbmEb · Gb · Bb
- FbmFb · Abb · Cb
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Left hand: Pop heartbeat
How it goes
Long, short, long: the heartbeat under a thousand pop songs. Musicians call it root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Pop heartbeatRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Peekaboo chords
How it goes
A chord on 2, then two surprises popping up between the beats. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Peekaboo chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 90 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.
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Ending: Ab – Bb – Eb
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbBbEb
- AbAb · C · Eb
- BbBb · D · F

What chords are in Love II (Love, Thought You Had My Back This Time)?

The loop is Eb – Dm – Ebm – Fbm (I – vii – i – bii) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.

What key is Love II (Love, Thought You Had My Back This Time) in?

Eb major, at about 90 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Love II (Love, Thought You Had My Back This Time)?

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 Love II (Love, Thought You Had My Back This Time) 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.