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How to play What Love Is This on piano
By Kari Jobe
- Ab major
- 4/4
- 62 BPM
- Easy
Learn What Love Is This in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Fm – Db – Ebsus4 – Eb
What Love Is This sits in Ab major: Ab is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Fm is F, Ab and C; Db is Db, F and Ab; Ebsus4 is Eb, Ab and Bb; Eb is Eb, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FmviDbIVEbsus4Vsus4EbV- FmF · Ab · C
- DbDb · F · Ab
- Ebsus4Eb · Ab · Bb
- EbEb · G · Bb
- 2
Left hand: Island seesaw
Low, high, low in the three-three-two island rhythm. Musicians call it root–fifth 1-5-1 (root–fifth bass), an easy pattern heard in 723 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Soft chords
Soft chords on beats 1, 3 and 4. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 62 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: Fm – Db – Ab
The last chords are vi – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FmDbAb- AbAb · C · Eb
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Questions about What Love Is This
What chords are in What Love Is This?
The loop is Fm – Db – Ebsus4 – Eb (vi – IV – Vsus – V) in Ab major, and the song ends on Fm – Db – Ab.
What key is What Love Is This in?
Ab major, at about 62 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in What Love Is This?
Island seesaw: root–fifth 1-5-1, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is What Love Is This 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.