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How to play Love In Vain Blues on piano
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- G major
- 4/4
- 90 BPM
- Medium
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Learn Love In Vain Blues in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: D7 – G – C – Cm
How it goes
Love In Vain Blues sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D7 is D, F#, A and C; G is G, B and D; C is C, E and G; Cm is C, Eb and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
D7V7GICIVCmiv- D7D · F# · A · C
- GG · B · D
- CC · E · G
- CmC · Eb · G
- 2
Left hand: Marching giant
How it goes
Thick three-note chords on every beat, rocking between two shapes. Musicians call it lh triads (left-hand chords), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Woodblock taps
How it goes
Starting off the beat, the top note taps away, then drops at the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
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.
- 5
Ending: G – D7 – G
How it goes
The last chords are I – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GD7G
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Questions about Love In Vain Blues
What chords are in Love In Vain Blues?
The loop is D7 – G – C – Cm (V7 – I – IV – iv) in G major, and the song ends on G – D7 – G.
What key is Love In Vain Blues in?
G major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Love In Vain Blues?
Marching giant: lh triads, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Love In Vain Blues 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.