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How to play P.M.'s Love Theme (from Love Actually) on piano
- C major
- 4/4
- 82 BPM
- 2003
- Medium
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Learn P.M.'s Love Theme (from Love Actually) in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: C – G7 – C – G
How it goes
P.M.'s Love Theme (from Love Actually) 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; G is G, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CIG7V7CIGV- CC · E · G
- G7G · B · D · F
- GG · B · D
- 2
Left hand: Power fifths
How it goes
Root and fifth together: big and bold. Musicians call it lh power fifths (left-hand chords), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pumping chords
How it goes
A chord on every eighth note, driving the song forward. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 82 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 – G – C
How it goes
The last chords are I – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CGC
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Questions about P.M.'s Love Theme (from Love Actually)
What chords are in P.M.'s Love Theme (from Love Actually)?
The loop is C – G7 – C – G (I5 – V7 – I – V5) in C major, and the song ends on C – G – C.
What key is P.M.'s Love Theme (from Love Actually) in?
C major, at about 82 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in P.M.'s Love Theme (from Love Actually)?
Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is P.M.'s Love Theme (from Love Actually) 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.