Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play This Is Love on piano
- D major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 1987
- Medium
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Learn This Is Love in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Em7 – Bm – Em7 – Bm
How it goes
This Is Love sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Em7 is E, G, B and D; Bm is B, D and F#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Em7ii7BmviEm7ii7Bmvi- Em7E · G · B · D
- BmB · D · F#
- 2
Left hand: Engine 8ths
How it goes
The lowest note on every eighth: the engine of rock. Musicians call it root bass · 8ths (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Soft chords
How it goes
Soft chords on beats 1, 3 and 4. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 100 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: G – A – D
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GAD- GG · B · D
- AA · C# · E
- DD · F# · A
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Questions about This Is Love
What chords are in This Is Love?
The loop is Em7 – Bm – Em7 – Bm (ii7 – vi – ii7 – vi) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is This Is Love in?
D major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in This Is Love?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is This Is 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.
Can I hear the real melody of This Is Love?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.