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How to play We Found Love on piano
By Rihanna
- G major
- 4/4
- 125 BPM
- 2011
- Medium
Learn We Found Love in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Em – C – G – A7
We Found Love sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Em is E, G and B; C is C, E and G; G is G, B and D; A7 is A, C#, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EmviCIVGIA7II7- EmE · G · B
- CC · E · G
- GG · B · D
- A7A · C# · E · G
- 2
Left hand: Double island pulse
The island rhythm squeezed in twice per bar: quick and dancy. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 1a · 2& · 3 · 3a · 4& (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 122 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 125 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 – G
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CDG- DD · F# · A
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Questions about We Found Love
What chords are in We Found Love?
The loop is Em – C – G – A7 (vi – IV – I – II7) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is We Found Love in?
G major, at about 125 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in We Found Love?
Double island pulse: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2& · 3 · 3a · 4&, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is We Found 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.
Can I hear the real melody of We Found Love?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.