Piano chords · Bossa beach
How to play What’s Love Got To Do With It on piano
Written by Terry Britten & Graham Lyle
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 80 BPM
- V–vi–V–IV loop
- 1984
- Easy
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Learn What’s Love Got To Do With It in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: F – Gm – F – Eb
How it goes
What’s Love Got To Do With It sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; Gm is G, Bb and D; Eb is Eb, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FVGmviFVEbIV- FF · A · C
- GmG · Bb · D
- EbEb · G · Bb
- 2
Left hand: Bossa sway
How it goes
Long-short, long-short, leaning ahead: a gentle Brazilian sway. Musicians call it root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Marching chords
How it goes
Two chords per bar, left-right, like a happy little march. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 80 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: Eb – F – Bb
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbFBb- BbBb · D · F
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Questions about What’s Love Got To Do With It
What chords are in What’s Love Got To Do With It?
The loop is F – Gm – F – Eb (V – vi – V – IV) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is What’s Love Got To Do With It in?
Bb major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in What’s Love Got To Do With It?
Bossa sway: root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is What’s Love Got To Do With It 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.