Love My Life Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Love My Life in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: F – Eb – Bb – F
How it goes
Love My Life sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Bb is Bb, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FVEbIVBbIFV
- FF · A · C
- EbEb · G · Bb
- BbBb · D · F
92 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Tumbling heartbeat
How it goes
Quick notes tumble forward from the start and land on beat 4. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 1a · 2& · 3& · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 112 songs of the library.
Tumbling heartbeatRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Somersault chords
How it goes
Evenly spaced chords roll across the beats, then flip into the next bar. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Somersault chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handMedium
4
Both hands at 96 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: Bb – F – Bb
How it goes
The last chords are I – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbFBb

What chords are in Love My Life?

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

What key is Love My Life in?

Bb major, at about 96 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Love My Life?

Tumbling heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2& · 3& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Love My Life 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.