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How to play Love Take Me Over on piano
Written by Steven Curtis Chapman
- C major
- 2/2
- 152 BPM
- 2013
- Medium
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Learn Love Take Me Over in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Am – F – C – F
How it goes
Love Take Me Over sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Am is A, C and E; 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.
AmviFIVCIFIV- AmA · C · E
- FF · A · C
- CC · E · G
- 2
Left hand: Knock-knock footsteps
How it goes
Step, then a quick knock-knock, a pause, and one last step. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 471 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Hurrying chords
How it goes
Calm chords in the first half, then twice as fast to the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 152 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: C – F – C
How it goes
The last chords are I – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
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Questions about Love Take Me Over
What chords are in Love Take Me Over?
The loop is Am – F – C – F (vi – IV – I – IV) in C major, and the song ends on C – F – C.
What key is Love Take Me Over in?
C major, at about 152 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Love Take Me Over?
Knock-knock footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Love Take Me Over 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.