Piano chords · Pop heartbeat

How to play My Love on piano

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Learn My Love in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: Ab – Bbsus4 – Cm – Fm
My Love sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Bbsus4 is Bb, Eb and F; Cm is C, Eb and G; Fm is F, Ab and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AbIVBbsus4Vsus4CmviFmii
- AbAb · C · Eb
- Bbsus4Bb · Eb · F
- CmC · Eb · G
- FmF · Ab · C
2
Left hand: Pop heartbeat
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.
Pop heartbeatRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Late-knock chords
One chord, a long wait, then a quick knock-knock at the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Late-knock chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 120 BPM
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.
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Ending: Ab – Bb – Eb
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbBbEb
- BbBb · D · F
- EbEb · G · Bb

What chords are in My Love?

The loop is Ab – Bbsus4 – Cm – Fm (IV – Vsus – vi – ii) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.

What key is My Love in?

Eb major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in My Love?

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 My Love easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.