Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play Torn Between Two Lovers on piano
By Mary MacGregor
- Bb major
- 2/4
- 76 BPM
- ii–V7–I–ii loop
- Medium
Learn Torn Between Two Lovers in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Cm – F7 – Bb – Cm
Torn Between Two Lovers sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Cm is C, Eb and G; F7 is F, A, C and Eb; Bb is Bb, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CmiiF7V7BbICmii- CmC · Eb · G
- F7F · A · C · Eb
- BbBb · D · F
- 2
Left hand: Power fifths
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: the chords, held
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
- 4
Both hands at 76 BPM
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: Cm – F7 – Bb
The last chords are ii – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CmF7Bb
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Questions about Torn Between Two Lovers
What chords are in Torn Between Two Lovers?
The loop is Cm – F7 – Bb – Cm (ii – V7 – I – ii) in Bb major, and the song ends on Cm – F7 – Bb.
What key is Torn Between Two Lovers in?
Bb major, at about 76 beats a minute in 2/4.
What does the left hand play in Torn Between Two Lovers?
Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Torn Between Two Lovers 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.