Love Me If You Can Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Love Me If You Can in 5 steps

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

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Chords: F – C – F – C
Love Me If You Can sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; C is C, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FICVFICV
- FF · A · C
- CC · E · G
144 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Lazy footsteps
One long low note, then two calm steps to finish the bar. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 3 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Lazy footstepsRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Bouncy-ball chords
One chord, then chords bouncing on every “and”, like a ball. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Bouncy-ball chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 140 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 – C – F
The last chords are I – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
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What chords are in Love Me If You Can?

The loop is F – C – F – C (I – V – I – V) in F major, and the song ends on F – C – F.

What key is Love Me If You Can in?

F major, at about 140 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Love Me If You Can?

Lazy footsteps: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Love Me If You Can 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.