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How to play This Love Of Mine on piano

By Frank Sinatra

  • C major
  • 2/2
  • 120 BPM
  • 1941
  • Easy
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Left hand Hopscotch stepsRight hand Hopscotch bellsChords the loop the song repeats most

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Learn This Love Of Mine in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

  1. 1

    Chords: G7 – A7 – Dm – G7

    How it goes

    This Love Of Mine sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G7 is G, B, D and F; A7 is A, C#, E and G; Dm is D, F and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.

    G7V7A7VI7DmiiG7V7
    • G7G · B · D · F
    • A7A · C# · E · G
    • DmD · F · A
  2. 2

    Left hand: Hopscotch steps

    How it goes

    Step, step, skip a beat, step: like hopping over a square. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 668 songs of the library.

  3. 3

    Right hand: Hopscotch bells

    How it goes

    A high bell note, a chord, a skipped beat, and one more chord. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.

  4. 4

    Both hands at 120 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. 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
    • GG · B · D
    • CC · E · G

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Questions about This Love Of Mine

What chords are in This Love Of Mine?

The loop is G7 – A7 – Dm – G7 (V7 – VI7 – ii – V7) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.

What key is This Love Of Mine in?

C major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in This Love Of Mine?

Hopscotch steps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is This Love Of Mine easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.