Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play One-Sided Love Affair on piano
- G major
- 4/4
- 160 BPM
- 1956
- Medium
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Learn One-Sided Love Affair in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: D7 – G – C7 – G
How it goes
One-Sided Love Affair sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D7 is D, F#, A and C; G is G, B and D; C7 is C, E, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
D7V7GIC7IV7GI- D7D · F# · A · C
- GG · B · D
- C7C · E · G · Bb
- 2
Left hand: Rockabilly wiggle
How it goes
Root, a skip down, a step down and back up: a rockabilly shake. Musicians call it broken chord 8-6-5-6 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 76 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 160 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 – D – G
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CDG- CC · E · G
- DD · F# · A
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Questions about One-Sided Love Affair
What chords are in One-Sided Love Affair?
The loop is D7 – G – C7 – G (V7 – I – IV7 – I) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is One-Sided Love Affair in?
G major, at about 160 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in One-Sided Love Affair?
Rockabilly wiggle: broken chord 8-6-5-6, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is One-Sided Love Affair 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.