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How to play Wanted Is Love on piano
- E minor
- 4/4
- 80 BPM
- 2012
- Medium
Learn Wanted Is Love in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Em – Dsus4 – G – C
Wanted Is Love sits in E minor: E is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Em is E, G and B; Dsus4 is D, G and A; G is G, B and D; C is C, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EmiDsus4VIIsus4GIIICVI- EmE · G · B
- Dsus4D · G · A
- GG · B · D
- CC · E · G
- 2
Left hand: Fluttering heartbeat
A quick flutter before beat 2, then a push before beat 3. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4 (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 152 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Sprint-and-stop chords
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 80 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: C – D – Em
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CDEm- DD · F# · A
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Questions about Wanted Is Love
What chords are in Wanted Is Love?
The loop is Em – Dsus4 – G – C (i – bVIIsus – bIII – bVI) in E minor, and the song ends on C – D – Em.
What key is Wanted Is Love in?
E minor, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Wanted Is Love?
Fluttering heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Wanted Is 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.