Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play Love…Thy Will Be Done on piano
Written by Martika & Prince
- E major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 1991
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Learn Love…Thy Will Be Done in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: E – A – F#m – Bsus4
How it goes
Love…Thy Will Be Done sits in E major: E is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: E is E, G# and B; A is A, C# and E; F#m is F#, A and C#; Bsus4 is B, E and F#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EIAIVF#miiBsus4Vsus4- EE · G# · B
- AA · C# · E
- F#mF# · A · C#
- Bsus4B · E · F#
- 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: Ticking clock
How it goes
One high note repeated on every quick beat: tick, tick, tick. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 100 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: E – F#m – E
How it goes
The last chords are I – ii – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EF#mE
Questions about Love…Thy Will Be Done
What chords are in Love…Thy Will Be Done?
The loop is E – A – F#m – Bsus4 (I – IV – ii – Vsus) in E major, and the song ends on E – F#m – E.
What key is Love…Thy Will Be Done in?
E major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Love…Thy Will Be Done?
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…Thy Will Be Done 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.