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This Love: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Taylor Swift
- C minor
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- Medium
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This Love written out as piano music: the i7 – iv – VII7 – III – i7 – iv – VII7 – III loop in C minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) and the right hand steady chords.
This Love chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in C minor. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cm7 | i7 | C Eb G Bb |
| 1 | Fm | iv | F Ab C |
| 2 | Bb7 | VII7 | Bb D F Ab |
| 2 | Eb | III | Eb G Bb |
| 3 | Cm7 | i7 | C Eb G Bb |
| 3 | Fm | iv | F Ab C |
| 4 | Bb7 | VII7 | Bb D F Ab |
| 4 | Eb | III | Eb G Bb |
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: engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) in the left hand and steady chords in the right, over the Cm7 – Fm – Bb7 – Eb – Cm7 – Fm – Bb7 – Eb 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.
To see the real melody written out, play “The part you know”: the sheet music changes to it.
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Questions about This Love
Does the sheet music for This 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 This Love?
The loop is Cm7 – Fm – Bb7 – Eb – Cm7 – Fm – Bb7 – Eb (i7 – iv – VII7 – III – i7 – iv – VII7 – III) in C minor, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Cm.
What key is This Love in?
C minor, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in This Love?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is This Love easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 8 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of This Love?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the bass riff 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.