Other arrangements of Love
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Love is real,
real is love.
Love is feel (G)ing,
(A7)feel ing love.
Love is want (Em7)ing
(A7)to be loved.
Love is touch,
touch is love.
Love is reach (G)ing,
(A7)reach ing love.
Love is ask (Em7)ing
(A7)to be loved.
Love is touch,
Love is you,
you and me.
Love is know ing
we can be.
Love is free,
Love — Classic Piano Sheet Music
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Read "Love" by John Lennon in classic piano notation — both hands, real chords + notes, in the published key of D. Engraved server-side from the publisher MusicXML; click any note to jump there as the score follows along at 80 BPM.
This arrangement is a beautiful exercise in keeping your left hand smooth and steady — the Alberti bass pattern rolls through each chord in broken intervals, so practice that hand alone first until it feels almost automatic at 80 BPM.
The real challenge here is the chromatic chord movement: shifting between D and C#m or C#7 means your fingers need to slide down just a half step cleanly, and the F natural chord will surprise your hand if you're settled into D major muscle memory, so isolate those two-bar transitions and loop them slowly.
Watch the move from F back to D especially — it's a wider jump and easy to fumble.
Your right hand carries a simple, lyrical melody, so once the left is secure, hands together should come quickly.
Use the sustain pedal lightly on each chord change to connect the bass notes without muddying them.
Keep everything legato and unhurried; the slow tempo is your friend, not a trap.
This is the kind of song that genuinely trains you to handle unexpected chromatic chords with confidence — once these shifts feel natural, you'll navigate far trickier progressions with ease.
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About “Love”
- Is this the same engraved sheet music a piano teacher would print for "Love"?
- Yes — the score is rendered server-side from the publisher MusicXML using Verovio (the same engine RISM and OpenScore use). Standard piano notation, treble + bass staves, real chord symbols, key signature D. Print-quality and identical to what you'd see in a printed piano book.
- What key is "Love" by John Lennon played in?
- Love is arranged in the key of D on Super Simple Piano. You can transpose to any other key live in the player.
- What's the tempo (BPM) of "Love"?
- The arrangement plays at 80 BPM. Use the speed control (10-200%) to practice slower or play faster.
- Is "Love" easy to play on piano?
- Yes — this is one of our beginner-friendly arrangements with simplified chords and color-coded notes.
- Can I download sheet music for "Love"?
- Yes — registered users can download PDF sheet music, plus MIDI and MusicXML files for use in other notation software.
- Who composed "Love"?
- "Love" was originally performed by John Lennon. The Super Simple Piano arrangement is simplified for beginner-to-intermediate players.
- What chords are used in "Love"?
- This arrangement uses 10 chords: A, A7, C#, C#7, D, D7, Em7, F, +2 more.
- What other songs by John Lennon can I play here?
- Try "HAPPY XMAS", "STARTING OVER", "MIND GAMES". All are in our player with color-coded notes; pick the one matching your level.
- Is this the same notation a piano teacher would hand me?
- Yes — "Love" is rendered at engraver quality (the Verovio engine, the same toolkit RISM and OpenScore editions use) from the original publisher MusicXML. You get standard piano notation: treble + bass clefs, key signature D, time signature, beams, dynamics — everything a printed sheet music book would have. Great for piano students learning to read music properly.
- What's the difference between Sheet Music and the other modes here?
- Sheet Music is the "classic" view — the one your piano teacher uses. Other modes (Beginner, Fall Down, Simple Sheet, Lead Sheet) trade real notation for color-coded notes and falling shapes to help absolute beginners. Use Sheet Music once you're ready to read both hands at once from real notation.
- Can I practice from this view at my own pace?
- Yes — slow the tempo from 80 BPM down (or up) without changing the pitch. The score scrolls in time and the currently playing note is highlighted, so you can drill a tough bar at half speed and bump it up once it feels comfortable.
- Why can I click a note in the score?
- Every notehead is interactive. Click and the audio jumps to that moment so you can drill a specific phrase or bar instead of replaying from the top. The currently playing note is highlighted as the music advances so your eye never loses its place.
- Can I download the sheet music as a PDF?
- Yes — Sheet Music PDF is one of the download formats for this song. The engraved score prints page-perfect on A4 / Letter so you can practice from paper as well as on screen.