Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play So This Is Love (The Cinderella Waltz) on piano
By Mack David
- G major
- 4/4
- 160 BPM
- 1948
- Easy
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Learn So This Is Love (The Cinderella Waltz) in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
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Chords: Am – C – Cm – Bm
How it goes
So This Is Love (The Cinderella Waltz) sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Am is A, C and E; C is C, E and G; Cm is C, Eb and G; Bm is B, D and F#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AmiiCIVCmivBmiii- AmA · C · E
- CC · E · G
- CmC · Eb · G
- BmB · D · F#
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Left hand: Marching giant
How it goes
Thick three-note chords on every beat, rocking between two shapes. Musicians call it lh triads (left-hand chords), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
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Right hand: Pop stabs
How it goes
Chord stabs in the 3-3-2 pop rhythm. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 160 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.
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Ending: C – D – G
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CDG- DD · F# · A
- GG · B · D
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Questions about So This Is Love (The Cinderella Waltz)
What chords are in So This Is Love (The Cinderella Waltz)?
The loop is Am – C – Cm – Bm (ii – IV – iv – iii) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is So This Is Love (The Cinderella Waltz) in?
G major, at about 160 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in So This Is Love (The Cinderella Waltz)?
Marching giant: lh triads, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is So This Is Love (The Cinderella Waltz) 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 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.