My Love Is Like A Red Red Rose Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn My Love Is Like A Red Red Rose in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: C – G7 – C – F
How it goes
My Love Is Like A Red Red Rose sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C is C, E and G; G7 is G, B, D and F; F is F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CIG7V7CIFIV
- CC · E · G
- G7G · B · D · F
- FF · A · C
69 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Rocket sweep
How it goes
Climbs two octaves in two big leaps, soaring like a rocket. Musicians call it wide arpeggio 1-5-8-8-12-15 (wide arpeggio), a tricky pattern heard in 140 songs of the library.
Rocket sweepWide arpeggio · Film scoreLeft handTricky
3
Right hand: the chords, held
How it goes
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
4
Both hands at 74 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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What chords are in My Love Is Like A Red Red Rose?

The loop is C – G7 – C – F (I – V7 – I – IV) in C major, and the song ends on C – F – C.

What key is My Love Is Like A Red Red Rose in?

C major, at about 74 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in My Love Is Like A Red Red Rose?

Rocket sweep: wide arpeggio 1-5-8-8-12-15, a tricky pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is My Love Is Like A Red Red Rose easy to play on piano?

It is a tricky one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.