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How to play Secret Love on piano
By Bee Gees
- D major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- Medium
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Learn Secret Love in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bm – Em – A – D
How it goes
Secret Love sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bm is B, D and F#; Em is E, G and B; A is A, C# and E; D is D, F# and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BmviEmiiAVDI- BmB · D · F#
- EmE · G · B
- AA · C# · E
- DD · F# · A
- 2
Left hand: Walking roots
How it goes
One low note on every beat, steady as walking feet. Musicians call it root bass · quarters (root bass rhythm), an easy 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 120 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: Em – A – D
How it goes
The last chords are ii – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EmAD
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Questions about Secret Love
What chords are in Secret Love?
The loop is Bm – Em – A – D (vi – ii – V – I) in D major, and the song ends on Em – A – D.
What key is Secret Love in?
D major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Secret Love?
Walking roots: root bass · quarters, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Secret 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.