Piano chords · Bossa beach
How to play Our Love And Aloha on piano
Written by Leolani Blaisdell
- F major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 1958
- Easy
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Learn Our Love And Aloha in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: F – F7 – Bb – Eb7
How it goes
Our Love And Aloha sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; F7 is F, A, C and Eb; Bb is Bb, D and F; Eb7 is Eb, G, Bb and Db. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FIF7I7BbIVEb7bVII7- FF · A · C
- F7F · A · C · Eb
- BbBb · D · F
- Eb7Eb · G · Bb · Db
- 2
Left hand: Island seesaw
How it goes
Low, high, low in the three-three-two island rhythm. Musicians call it root–fifth 1-5-1 (root–fifth bass), an easy pattern heard in 723 songs of the library.
- 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 100 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: Gm – C7 – F
How it goes
The last chords are ii – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GmC7F- GmG · Bb · D
- C7C · E · G · Bb
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Questions about Our Love And Aloha
What chords are in Our Love And Aloha?
The loop is F – F7 – Bb – Eb7 (I – I7 – IV – bVII7) in F major, and the song ends on Gm – C7 – F.
What key is Our Love And Aloha in?
F major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Our Love And Aloha?
Island seesaw: root–fifth 1-5-1, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Our Love And Aloha 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.