Piano chords · Old-time stride
How to play The Love Of My Life on piano
- C major
- 2/4
- 130 BPM
- 1947
- Medium
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Learn The Love Of My Life in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: C – G7 – D7 – G
How it goes
The Love Of My Life sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C is C, E and G; G7 is G, B, D and F; D7 is D, F#, A and C; G is G, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CIG7V7D7II7GV- CC · E · G
- G7G · B · D · F
- D7D · F# · A · C
- GG · B · D
- 2
Left hand: Toy-soldier march
How it goes
A bright two-note chord, then the low root: a toy soldier’s left-right. Musicians call it lh triads (2/4) (left-hand chords), a medium pattern heard in 205 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Sleigh bells
How it goes
A high note and two quick chords in a short bar, jingling along. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 130 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: F – G – C
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGC- FF · A · C
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Questions about The Love Of My Life
What chords are in The Love Of My Life?
The loop is C – G7 – D7 – G (I – V7 – II7 – V) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is The Love Of My Life in?
C major, at about 130 beats a minute in 2/4.
What does the left hand play in The Love Of My Life?
Toy-soldier march: lh triads (2/4), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The Love Of My Life 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.