Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play The More You Ruv Someone on piano
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- G major
- 4/4
- 110 BPM
- Medium
Learn The More You Ruv Someone in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: C – Cm – Bm – Em
The More You Ruv Someone sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C is C, E and G; Cm is C, Eb and G; Bm is B, D and F#; Em is E, G and B. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CIVCmivBmiiiEmvi- CC · E · G
- CmC · Eb · G
- BmB · D · F#
- EmE · G · B
- 2
Left hand: Rolling waves
Rolls up to the high third and back down, like a wave on the shore. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-10-5 (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 545 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 110 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: G – Cm – G
The last chords are I – iv – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GCmG- GG · B · D
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Questions about The More You Ruv Someone
What chords are in The More You Ruv Someone?
The loop is C – Cm – Bm – Em (IV – iv – iii – vi) in G major, and the song ends on G – Cm – G.
What key is The More You Ruv Someone in?
G major, at about 110 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in The More You Ruv Someone?
Rolling waves: open arpeggio 1-5-10-5, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The More You Ruv Someone 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.