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Thing Called Love: piano accompaniment sheet music

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Thing Called Love written out as piano music: the I – IV – V7 – I loop in G major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays rock’n’roll rocker (rock’n’roll 5–6 shuffle) and the right hand sleep-in chords.

Thing Called Love chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in G major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1GIG B D
2CIVC E G
3D7V7D F# A C
4GIG B D

What the sheet music shows

The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: rock’n’roll rocker (rock’n’roll 5–6 shuffle) in the left hand and sleep-in chords in the right, over the G – C – D7 – G chords.

Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.

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Questions about Thing Called Love

Does the sheet music for Thing Called Love have finger numbers?

Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.

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.