Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play Love Is The Drug on piano
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- A minor
- 4/4
- 130 BPM
- Easy
Learn Love Is The Drug 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 – Dm – F – Am
Love Is The Drug sits in A minor: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Am is A, C and E; Dm is D, F and A; F is F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AmiDmivFVIAmi- AmA · C · E
- DmD · F · A
- FF · A · C
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Left hand: Bouncy-ball heartbeat
A low note, then high bounces on every “and”, like a bouncing ball. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 1& · 2& · 3& · 4& (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 203 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 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.
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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 Is The Drug
What chords are in Love Is The Drug?
The loop is Am – Dm – F – Am (i – iv – bVI – i) in A minor, and the song ends on F – G – Am.
What key is Love Is The Drug in?
A minor, at about 130 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Love Is The Drug?
Bouncy-ball heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 1& · 2& · 3& · 4&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Love Is The Drug 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.