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How to play Used To Love You on piano
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- D major
- 4/4
- 94 BPM
- 2018
- Medium
Learn Used To Love You in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bm – F#m – A – D
Used To Love You sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bm is B, D and F#; F#m is F#, A and C#; A is A, C# and E; D is D, F# and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BmviF#miiiAVDI- BmB · D · F#
- F#mF# · A · C#
- AA · C# · E
- DD · F# · A
- 2
Left hand: Walking roots
One low note on every beat, steady as walking feet. Musicians call it root bass · quarters (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Somersault chords
Evenly spaced chords roll across the beats, then flip into the next bar. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 94 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: G – A – D
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GAD- GG · B · D
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Questions about Used To Love You
What chords are in Used To Love You?
The loop is Bm – F#m – A – D (vi – iii – V – I) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is Used To Love You in?
D major, at about 94 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Used To Love You?
Walking roots: root bass · quarters, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Used To Love You 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.