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How to play Love, Love, Love on piano

Written by Ted Jarrett

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Left hand Rock’n’roll climbRight hand Wait-a-beat chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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Learn Love, Love, Love in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

  1. 1

    Chords: E – E7 – A – E

    How it goes

    Love, Love, Love sits in E major: E is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: E is E, G# and B; E7 is E, G#, B and D; A is A, C# and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.

    EIE7I7AIVEI
    • EE · G# · B
    • E7E · G# · B · D
    • AA · C# · E
    62 songs go round the same chords
  2. 2

    Left hand: Rock’n’roll climb

    How it goes

    Up three chord notes and one step past: the 1950s rock’n’roll climb. Musicians call it broken chord 1-3-5-6 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 204 songs of the library.

  3. 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. 4

    Both hands at 144 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. 5

    Ending: A – B – E

    How it goes

    The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.

    ABE
    • BB · D# · F#

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Questions about Love, Love, Love

What chords are in Love, Love, Love?

The loop is E – E7 – A – E (I – I7 – IV – I) in E major, and the song ends on A – B – E.

What key is Love, Love, Love in?

E major, at about 144 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Love, Love, Love?

Rock’n’roll climb: broken chord 1-3-5-6, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Love, Love, Love 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.