Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play Love Like Crazy on piano
Written by Tim James & Doug Johnson
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 68 BPM
- I–V–IV–V loop
- 2009
- Medium
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Learn Love Like Crazy in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bb – F – Eb – F
How it goes
Love Like Crazy sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb is Bb, D and F; F is F, A and C; Eb is Eb, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbIFVEbIVFV- BbBb · D · F
- FF · A · C
- EbEb · G · Bb
- 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.
- 3
Right hand: Pumping chords
How it goes
A chord on every eighth note, driving the song forward. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 68 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: F – Eb – Bb
How it goes
The last chords are V – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FEbBb
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Questions about Love Like Crazy
What chords are in Love Like Crazy?
The loop is Bb – F – Eb – F (I – V – IV – V) in Bb major, and the song ends on F – Eb – Bb.
What key is Love Like Crazy in?
Bb major, at about 68 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Love Like Crazy?
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 Like Crazy 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.