Piano chords · Waltz garden
How to play Lover Is Childlike on piano
Written by Ben Knox Miller, Jeff Prystowsky & others
- D major
- 3/4
- 125 BPM
- vi–I–vi–I loop
- 2012
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Learn Lover Is Childlike in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bm – D – Bm – D
How it goes
Lover Is Childlike sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bm is B, D and F#; D is D, F# and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BmviDIBmviDI- BmB · D · F#
- DD · F# · A
- 2
Left hand: Waltz roots
How it goes
One low note on each of the three beats: a simple waltz floor. Musicians call it root bass · 3/4 quarters (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 391 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Twirling waltz chords
How it goes
Chord, then a quick twirl of chords into beat 3. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 125 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: D – Bm – D
How it goes
The last chords are I – vi – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DBmD
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Questions about Lover Is Childlike
What chords are in Lover Is Childlike?
The loop is Bm – D – Bm – D (vi – I – vi – I) in D major, and the song ends on D – Bm – D.
What key is Lover Is Childlike in?
D major, at about 125 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in Lover Is Childlike?
Waltz roots: root bass · 3/4 quarters, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Lover Is Childlike 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.