Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play Love on piano
- Eb major
- 2/2
- 160 BPM
- 2018
- Easy
Learn Love 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 – Cm – Cm – Cm7 – Gm – Gm7
Love sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 6 chords: Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Cm is C, Eb and G; Cm7 is C, Eb, G and Bb; Gm is G, Bb and D; Gm7 is G, Bb, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EbICmviCmviCm7vi7GmiiiGm7iii7- EbEb · G · Bb
- CmC · Eb · G
- Cm7C · Eb · G · Bb
- GmG · Bb · D
- Gm7G · Bb · D · F
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Left hand: Pop heartbeat
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.
- 3
Right hand: Sleep-in chords
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.
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Both hands at 160 BPM
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
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
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Questions about Love
What chords are in Love?
The loop is Eb – Cm – Cm – Cm7 – Gm – Gm7 (I – vi – vi7 – iii – iii7 – I) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is Love in?
Eb major, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in 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 Love easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 6 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of Love?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part 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.