Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
What Is This Thing Called Love?: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Dave Brubeck
- C major
- 4/4
- 92 BPM
- Easy
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What Is This Thing Called Love? written out as piano music: the I7 – iv – bVI7 – V7 loop in C major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays gentle rocking (broken chord 1-5-8-5) and the right hand gospel-clap chords.
What Is This Thing Called Love? chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in C major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C7 | I7 | C E G Bb |
| 2 | Fm | iv | F Ab C |
| 3 | Ab7 | bVI7 | Ab C Eb Gb |
| 4 | G7 | V7 | G B D F |
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: gentle rocking (broken chord 1-5-8-5) in the left hand and gospel-clap chords in the right, over the C7 – Fm – Ab7 – G7 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 This Thing Called Love?
Does the sheet music for What Is This Thing Called 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 This Thing Called Love??
The loop is C7 – Fm – Ab7 – G7 (I7 – iv – bVI7 – V7) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is What Is This Thing Called Love? in?
C major, at about 92 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in What Is This Thing Called Love??
Gentle rocking: broken chord 1-5-8-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is What Is This Thing Called 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.