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How to play The Look Of Love on piano
By Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66
- D minor
- 4/4
- 95 BPM
- 1967
- Easy
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Learn The Look Of Love in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Dm – Dsus4 – Bb7 – Am
How it goes
The Look Of Love sits in D minor: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Dm is D, F and A; Dsus4 is D, G and A; Bb7 is Bb, D, F and Ab; Am is A, C and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DmiDsus4Isus4Bb7VI7Amv- DmD · F · A
- Dsus4D · G · A
- Bb7Bb · D · F · Ab
- AmA · C · E
- 2
Left hand: Bossa sway
How it goes
Long-short, long-short, leaning ahead: a gentle Brazilian sway. Musicians call it root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Hopscotch chords
How it goes
Chord, chord, skip beat 3, chord: hopping over a square. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 95 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: Bb – C – Dm
How it goes
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCDm- BbBb · D · F
- CC · E · G
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Questions about The Look Of Love
What chords are in The Look Of Love?
The loop is Dm – Dsus4 – Bb7 – Am (i – Isus – bVI7 – v) in D minor, and the song ends on Bb – C – Dm.
What key is The Look Of Love in?
D minor, at about 95 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in The Look Of Love?
Bossa sway: root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The Look Of 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.