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How to play Real Love on piano
- D minor
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- 1980
- Easy
Learn Real Love in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Dm – C – Bb – Bm
Real Love sits in D minor: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Dm is D, F and A; C is C, E and G; Bb is Bb, D and F; Bm is B, D and F#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DmiCVIIBbVIBmvi- DmD · F · A
- CC · E · G
- BbBb · D · F
- BmB · D · F#
- 2
Left hand: Late-hop footsteps
Steady low-high steps with one quick extra hop after beat 3. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 659 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Tiptoe chords
One firm chord, then three tiptoe chords between the beats. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 120 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: Bb – C – Dm
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCDm
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Questions about Real Love
What chords are in Real Love?
The loop is Dm – C – Bb – Bm (i – bVII – bVI – vi) in D minor, and the song ends on Bb – C – Dm.
What key is Real Love in?
D minor, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Real Love?
Late-hop footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Real Love 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.