Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
What Is Love?: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Daniel Jones, James David Washington & others
- E minor
- 4/4
- 98 BPM
- i–bVII–i–bVII loop
- 1959
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
What Is Love? written out as piano music: the i – bVII – i – bVII loop in E minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)), and the right hand sings the tune.
What Is Love? chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in E minor. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Em | i | E G B |
| 2 | D | VII | D F# A |
| 3 | Em | i | E G B |
| 4 | D | VII | D F# A |
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: pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the Em – D – Em – D 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 What Is Love?
Does the sheet music for What Is 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 What Is Love??
The loop is Em – D – Em – D (i – bVII – i – bVII) in E minor, and the song ends on E – A – E.
What key is What Is Love? in?
E minor, at about 98 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in What Is Love??
Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is What Is Love? easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.