Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play Love Is A Bourgeois Construct on piano
- C minor
- 4/4
- 130 BPM
- 2013
- Medium
Learn Love Is A Bourgeois Construct in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bb – Eb – F7 – Bb
Love Is A Bourgeois Construct sits in C minor: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb is Bb, D and F; Eb is Eb, G and Bb; F7 is F, A, C and Eb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbVIIEbIIIF7IV7BbVII- BbBb · D · F
- EbEb · G · Bb
- F7F · A · C · Eb
- 2
Left hand: Heartbeat octaves
Low, high, low, high: a bouncing heartbeat. Musicians call it rocking octaves (rocking octaves), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Ticking clock
One high note repeated on every quick beat: tick, tick, tick. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 130 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.
- 5
Ending: Ab – Bb – Cm
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbBbCm- AbAb · C · Eb
- CmC · Eb · G
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Questions about Love Is A Bourgeois Construct
What chords are in Love Is A Bourgeois Construct?
The loop is Bb – Eb – F7 – Bb (bVII – bIII – IV7 – bVII) in C minor, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Cm.
What key is Love Is A Bourgeois Construct in?
C minor, at about 130 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Love Is A Bourgeois Construct?
Heartbeat octaves: rocking octaves, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Love Is A Bourgeois Construct 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.