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How to play Too Late For Love on piano
By Def Leppard
- E minor
- 4/4
- 95 BPM
- 1983
- Medium
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Learn Too Late For Love in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: E – C – D – Dsus4
How it goes
Too Late For Love sits in E minor: E is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: E is E, G# and B; C is C, E and G; D is D, F# and A; Dsus4 is D, G and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EICVIDVIIDsus4VIIsus4- EE · G# · B
- CC · E · G
- DD · F# · A
- Dsus4D · G · A
- 2
Left hand: Power fifths
How it goes
Root and fifth together: big and bold. Musicians call it lh power fifths (left-hand chords), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Catch-up chords
How it goes
Two chords, a late one after beat 3, then a dash to catch up. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 95 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: D – A – E
How it goes
The last chords are bVII – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DAE- AA · C# · E
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Questions about Too Late For Love
What chords are in Too Late For Love?
The loop is E – C – D – Dsus4 (I5 – bVI – bVII – bVIIsus) in E minor, and the song ends on D – A – E.
What key is Too Late For Love in?
E minor, at about 95 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Too Late For Love?
Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Too Late For 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.