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How to play Where This Love Is on piano
By Sherri Youngward
- D major
- 4/4
- 72 BPM
- 2002
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Learn Where This Love Is in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Em – G – D – A
How it goes
Where This Love Is sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Em is E, G and B; G is G, B and D; D is D, F# and A; A is A, C# and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EmiiGIVDIAV- EmE · G · B
- GG · B · D
- DD · F# · A
- AA · C# · E
- 2
Left hand: Excited heartbeat
How it goes
Lots of quick notes with a tiny skip before beat 3: full of energy. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 1& · 2 · 2a · 3 · 3& · 4 (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 81 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: the chords, held
How it goes
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
- 4
Both hands at 72 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: Em – A7 – D
How it goes
The last chords are ii – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EmA7D- A7A · C# · E · G
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Questions about Where This Love Is
What chords are in Where This Love Is?
The loop is Em – G – D – A (ii – IV – I – V) in D major, and the song ends on Em – A7 – D.
What key is Where This Love Is in?
D major, at about 72 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Where This Love Is?
Excited heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 1& · 2 · 2a · 3 · 3& · 4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Where This Love Is 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.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.