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How to play Love on piano
By John Lennon
- D major
- 4/4
- 80 BPM
- 1970
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Learn Love in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: G – A – D – F#m
How it goes
Love sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; A is A, C# and E; D is D, F# and A; F#m is F#, A and C#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GIVAVDIF#miii- GG · B · D
- AA · C# · E
- DD · F# · A
- F#mF# · A · C#
- 2
Left hand: Mozart murmur
How it goes
Low, high, middle, high, over and over: the Mozart murmur. Musicians call it alberti bass 1-5-3-5 (alberti bass), a medium pattern heard in 186 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: the chords, held
How it goes
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
- 4
Both hands at 80 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 – A – D
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GAD
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Questions about Love
What chords are in Love?
The loop is G – A – D – F#m (IV – V – I – iii) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is Love in?
D major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Love?
Mozart murmur: alberti bass 1-5-3-5, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Love 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.