Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play One Sweet Love on piano
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- D major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- Medium
Learn One Sweet Love in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Gsus4 – D – Em – Gsus4
One Sweet Love sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Gsus4 is G, C and D; D is D, F# and A; Em is E, G and B. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Gsus4IVsus4DIEmiiGsus4IVsus4- Gsus4G · C · D
- DD · F# · A
- EmE · G · B
- 2
Left hand: Fluttering heartbeat
A quick flutter before beat 2, then a push before beat 3. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4 (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 152 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pop stabs
Chord stabs in the 3-3-2 pop rhythm. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 100 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.
- 5
Ending: G – A – D
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GAD- GG · B · D
- AA · C# · E
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Questions about One Sweet Love
What chords are in One Sweet Love?
The loop is Gsus4 – D – Em – Gsus4 (IVsus – I – ii – IVsus) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is One Sweet Love in?
D major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in One Sweet Love?
Fluttering heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is One Sweet 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.