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How to play My Kind Of Love on piano
By Emeli Sandé
- Ab major
- 4/4
- 86 BPM
- 2012
- Medium
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Learn My Kind Of Love in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Fm – Eb – Ab – Bbm
How it goes
My Kind Of Love sits in Ab major: Ab is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Fm is F, Ab and C; Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Bbm is Bb, Db and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FmviEbVAbIBbmii- FmF · Ab · C
- EbEb · G · Bb
- AbAb · C · Eb
- BbmBb · Db · F
- 2
Left hand: Walking roots
How it goes
One low note on every beat, steady as walking feet. Musicians call it root bass · quarters (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pumping chords
How it goes
A chord on every eighth note, driving the song forward. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 86 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: Db – Eb – Ab
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DbEbAb- DbDb · F · Ab
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Questions about My Kind Of Love
What chords are in My Kind Of Love?
The loop is Fm – Eb – Ab – Bbm (vi – V – I – ii) in Ab major, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Ab.
What key is My Kind Of Love in?
Ab major, at about 86 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in My Kind Of Love?
Walking roots: root bass · quarters, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is My Kind Of Love 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.