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How to play That’s When I Love You on piano
By Phil Vassar
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- Easy
Learn That’s When I Love You in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bb – Ebsus4 – Fsus4 – F
That’s When I Love You sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb is Bb, D and F; Ebsus4 is Eb, Ab and Bb; Fsus4 is F, Bb and C; F is F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbIEbsus4IVsus4Fsus4Vsus4FV- BbBb · D · F
- Ebsus4Eb · Ab · Bb
- Fsus4F · Bb · C
- FF · A · C
- 2
Left hand: Push and land
A push just before beat 3, then two calm landings. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: the chords, held
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
- 4
Both hands at 100 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: Fsus4 – F – Bb
The last chords are Vsus – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
Fsus4FBb
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Questions about That’s When I Love You
What chords are in That’s When I Love You?
The loop is Bb – Ebsus4 – Fsus4 – F (I5 – IVsus – Vsus – V) in Bb major, and the song ends on Fsus4 – F – Bb.
What key is That’s When I Love You in?
Bb major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in That’s When I Love You?
Push and land: root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is That’s When I Love You 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.