Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play Too Much Love To Hide on piano
- D major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- 1982
- Easy
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Learn Too Much Love To Hide in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Asus4 – A – Dsus4 – D
How it goes
Too Much Love To Hide sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Asus4 is A, D and E; A is A, C# and E; Dsus4 is D, G and A; D is D, F# and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Asus4Vsus4AVDsus4Isus4DI- Asus4A · D · E
- AA · C# · E
- Dsus4D · G · A
- DD · F# · A
- 2
Left hand: Pop heartbeat
How it goes
Long, short, long: the heartbeat under a thousand pop songs. Musicians call it root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Sprint-and-stop chords
How it goes
Four quick chords in the first half, then a calm, empty second half. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 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
Ending: D – Dsus4 – D
How it goes
The last chords are I – Isus – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DDsus4D
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Questions about Too Much Love To Hide
What chords are in Too Much Love To Hide?
The loop is Asus4 – A – Dsus4 – D (Vsus – V – Isus – I) in D major, and the song ends on D – Dsus4 – D.
What key is Too Much Love To Hide in?
D major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Too Much Love To Hide?
Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Too Much Love To Hide 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.