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How to play Love Is A Battlefield on piano

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Left hand Pop heartbeatRight hand Swing pushChords the loop the song repeats most

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Learn Love Is A Battlefield in 5 steps

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

  1. 1

    Chords: Dm – C – Am – Bb

    How it goes

    Love Is A Battlefield sits in D minor: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Dm is D, F and A; C is C, E and G; Am is A, C and E; Bb is Bb, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.

    DmiCVIIAmvBbVI
    • DmD · F · A
    • CC · E · G
    • AmA · C · E
    • BbBb · D · F
    13 songs go round the same chords
  2. 2

    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
  3. 3

    Right hand: Swing push

    How it goes

    Three chords tumble out early with a swing, then the bar breathes. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.

    Swing pushSyncopated chords · Blues and boogie-woogieRight handEasy
  4. 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. 5

    Ending: Bb – C – Dm

    How it goes

    The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.

    BbCDm

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Questions about Love Is A Battlefield

What chords are in Love Is A Battlefield?

The loop is Dm – C – Am – Bb (i – bVII – v – bVI) in D minor, and the song ends on Bb – C – Dm.

What key is Love Is A Battlefield in?

D minor, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Love Is A Battlefield?

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 Is A Battlefield 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.