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That’s How Strong My Love Is: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Otis Redding

  • G minor
  • 2/2
  • 144 BPM
  • Easy
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Left hand Three-step climbThe right hand sings the tuneChords the loop the song repeats most

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That’s How Strong My Love Is written out as piano music: the bIII5 – bVII – i – bVII loop in G minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays three-step climb (broken chord 1-5-8), and the right hand sings the tune.

That’s How Strong My Love Is chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in G minor. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1BbIIIBb D F
2FVIIF A C
3GmiG Bb D
4FVIIF A C

What the sheet music shows

The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: three-step climb (broken chord 1-5-8) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the Bb – F – Gm – F chords.

Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.

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Questions about That’s How Strong My Love Is

Does the sheet music for That’s How Strong My Love Is have finger numbers?

Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.

What chords are in That’s How Strong My Love Is?

The loop is Bb – F – Gm – F (bIII5 – bVII – i – bVII) in G minor, and the song ends on Eb – F – Gm.

What key is That’s How Strong My Love Is in?

G minor, at about 144 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in That’s How Strong My Love Is?

Three-step climb: broken chord 1-5-8, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is That’s How Strong My Love Is 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.