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True Love: piano accompaniment sheet music

Written by Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez

  • Bb major
  • 4/4
  • 98 BPM
  • 2018
  • Medium
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Left hand Gentle rockingRight hand Ticking clockChords the loop the song repeats most

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True Love written out as piano music: the IV – Isus – bVII – V loop in Bb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays gentle rocking (broken chord 1-5-8-5) and the right hand ticking clock.

True Love chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in Bb major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1EbIVEb G Bb
2Bbsus4Isus4Bb Eb F
3AbbVIIAb C Eb
4FVF A C

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: gentle rocking (broken chord 1-5-8-5) in the left hand and ticking clock in the right, over the Eb – Bbsus4 – Ab – F 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.

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Questions about True Love

Does the sheet music for True 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 True Love?

The loop is Eb – Bbsus4 – Ab – F (IV – Isus – bVII – V) in Bb major, and the song ends on Bb – Eb – Bb.

What key is True Love in?

Bb major, at about 98 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in True Love?

Gentle rocking: broken chord 1-5-8-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is True 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.