Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play Way Back Into Love on piano
By Hugh Grant & Haley Bennett
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- I–vi–I–vi loop
- 2007
- Medium
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Learn Way Back Into Love in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bb – Gm – Bb – Gm
How it goes
Way Back Into Love sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb is Bb, D and F; Gm is G, Bb and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbIGmviBbIGmvi- BbBb · D · F
- GmG · Bb · D
- 2
Left hand: Hop-skip heartbeat
How it goes
Three steps, then a quick hop that skips right over beat 4. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4& (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 250 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Rocking thirds
How it goes
Two neighbouring chord notes rocking back and forth, soft and sweet. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 100 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: Bb – Gm – Bb
How it goes
The last chords are I – vi – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbGmBb
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Questions about Way Back Into Love
What chords are in Way Back Into Love?
The loop is Bb – Gm – Bb – Gm (I – vi – I – vi) in Bb major, and the song ends on Bb – Gm – Bb.
What key is Way Back Into Love in?
Bb major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Way Back Into Love?
Hop-skip heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Way Back Into 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.