Piano chords · Bossa beach
How to play Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing on piano
Written by Sammy Fain & Paul Francis Webster
- Eb major
- 2/2
- 100 BPM
- I–ii–V7–I loop
- 1955
- Easy
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Learn Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing 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 – Fm – Bb7 – Eb
How it goes
Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Fm is F, Ab and C; Bb7 is Bb, D, F and Ab. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EbIFmiiBb7V7EbI- EbEb · G · Bb
- FmF · Ab · C
- Bb7Bb · D · F · Ab
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Left hand: Lazy seesaw
How it goes
A low note, a higher one, a gap, then the higher one again. Musicians call it root–fifth 1-5-5 (root–fifth bass), an easy pattern heard in 520 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Wait-a-beat chords
How it goes
Silence on beat 1, then chords on 2, 3 and 4, leaving room for the bass. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 100 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: Eb – Fm – Eb
How it goes
The last chords are I – ii – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbFmEb
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Questions about Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing
What chords are in Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing?
The loop is Eb – Fm – Bb7 – Eb (I – ii – V7 – I) in Eb major, and the song ends on Eb – Fm – Eb.
What key is Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing in?
Eb major, at about 100 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing?
Lazy seesaw: root–fifth 1-5-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing 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.