Piano chords · Blues & boogie
How to play Thing Called Love on piano
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- G major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- I–IV–V7–I loop
- Medium
Learn Thing Called Love in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: G – C – D7 – G
Thing Called Love sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; C is C, E and G; D7 is D, F#, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GICIVD7V7GI- GG · B · D
- CC · E · G
- D7D · F# · A · C
- 2
Left hand: Rock’n’roll rocker
The left hand rocks between two shapes, straight out of the 1950s. Musicians call it rock’n’roll 5–6 shuffle (boogie & shuffle), a medium pattern heard in 262 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Sleep-in chords
Quiet for half the bar, then three chords wake up near the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 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: C – D – G
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CDG- DD · F# · A
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Questions about Thing Called Love
What chords are in Thing Called Love?
The loop is G – C – D7 – G (I – IV – V7 – I) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is Thing Called Love in?
G major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Thing Called Love?
Rock’n’roll rocker: rock’n’roll 5–6 shuffle, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Thing Called Love 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.