Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play Love In The Dark on piano
By Adele
- A minor
- 4/4
- 110 BPM
- 2015
- Easy
Learn Love In The Dark in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
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Chords: Am – C – Em – F
Love In The Dark sits in A minor: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Am is A, C and E; C is C, E and G; Em is E, G and B; F is F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AmiCIIIEmvFVI- AmA · C · E
- CC · E · G
- EmE · G · B
- FF · A · C
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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.
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Right hand: Pop stabs
Chord stabs in the 3-3-2 pop rhythm. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
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Both hands at 110 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: F – G – Am
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGAm- GG · B · D
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Questions about Love In The Dark
What chords are in Love In The Dark?
The loop is Am – C – Em – F (i – III – v – VI) in A minor, and the song ends on F – G – Am.
What key is Love In The Dark in?
A minor, at about 110 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Love In The Dark?
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 In The Dark 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.
Can I hear the real melody of Love In The Dark?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the opening 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.