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How to play Power Of My Love on piano

By Elvis Presley

  • F major
  • 3/4
  • 106 BPM
  • 1970
  • Medium
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Left hand Waltz rootsRight hand Spinning-top chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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Learn Power Of My Love in 5 steps

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

  1. 1

    Chords: F – Bb – F – Bb

    How it goes

    Power Of My Love sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; Bb is Bb, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.

    FIBbIVFIBbIV
    • FF · A · C
    • BbBb · D · F
  2. 2

    Left hand: Waltz roots

    How it goes

    One low note on each of the three beats: a simple waltz floor. Musicians call it root bass · 3/4 quarters (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 391 songs of the library.

  3. 3

    Right hand: Spinning-top chords

    How it goes

    Six even chords in a three-beat bar, spinning round and round. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.

  4. 4

    Both hands at 106 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. 5

    Ending: Bb – C – F

    How it goes

    The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.

    BbCF
    • CC · E · G

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Questions about Power Of My Love

What chords are in Power Of My Love?

The loop is F – Bb – F – Bb (I5 – IV5 – I5 – IV5) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.

What key is Power Of My Love in?

F major, at about 106 beats a minute in 3/4.

What does the left hand play in Power Of My Love?

Waltz roots: root bass · 3/4 quarters, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Power Of My 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.