Love Child — Beginner Piano Tutorial

Learn "Love Child" on piano — perfect for absolute beginners. Large color-coded notes show you exactly which keys to press. No music reading required. Key of Eb, 140 BPM.

Tip: Break this song into sections and master each one separately. The speed control lets you drill difficult passages at any tempo.

Lyrics

(Bbm)Ooh, (Gb)ooh. (Bbm)Ooh, (Gb)ooh. (Bbm)Ooh, (Gb)ooh. You think that I don’t feel love, but what I feel for you is real love. In oth ers’ eyes, I see re flect bear ed a (F7)hurt, the scorned, we may re cre ject at ed ing, (Bbm)love child, (Ab)nev er meant to be. (Gb)Love child, (F7)born in pov er ty. (Bbm)Love child, (Ab)nev er meant to be. (Gb)Love child, (F7)dif take a look at me. Start ed my life in an (Cm)old, cold run down some ten e ment slum. My fa ther left, he nev er e ven mar ried mom. They (F)shared the guilt my (Bb)mom ma knew, (Eb)so a fraid (C)that oth ers knew I had no name. This love we’re con tem plat ing Don’t is I worth the pain of wait ing. But We’ll ers’ on ly end up hat bear ing the (F7)child the name of shame be been ject wear ed ing, (Bbm)love child, (Ab)nev er meant to be. (Gb)Love child, (F7)by so ci et y. (Bbm)Love child, (Ab)al ways sec ond best. (Gb)Love child, (F7)dif f’rent a from the rest. Start ed ed school in a (Cm)worn, torn dress that some bod y threw out. I knew the way it was to al ways live in doubt, to (F)be with out the (Bb)sim ple things, (Eb)so a fraid (C)my friends could see the guilt in me. take a look at me, (Bbm)yeah. (Bbm)Love child. (Bbm)Love child. (Bbm)Love child. Ah. (Bbm)Love child, (Ab)nev er meant to be. a (Gb)Love child, a shamed, by so ci et the rest. y. (Bbm)Love child, (Ab)al ways sec ond best. a (Gb)Love child, a shamed, dif f’rent from et the rest. y. (F7)mis un der stood. But I’ll al ways (Ab)love you. I’ll al ways (F7)love you. You. yeah. You. You. yeah. (Bbm)Love child, (Ab)nev er quite as good, a (Gb)fraid, a shamed, (F7)mis un der stood. But I’ll al ways (Ab)love you. I’ll al ways (F7)love you.

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Falling NotesLead SheetBar SheetSimple Sheet

Song Details

Category
R&B/Soul
Key
Eb
Tempo
140 BPM
Difficulty
hard

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How to Play "Love Child" on Piano

  1. 1
    Pick a practice mode — Choose from Fall Down, Beginner, Lead Sheet, Bar Sheet, or Simple Sheet — each mode visualizes the music differently to match your learning style.
  2. 2
    Practice each hand separately — Use the Left, Right, and Both buttons to isolate the bass or treble part and build muscle memory one hand at a time.
  3. 3
    Adjust speed and turn on metronome — Slow down to 50% while learning, then gradually speed up. Enable the metronome to keep steady timing.
  4. 4
    Loop a section — Select a tricky part and loop it until you nail it. Perfect for mastering difficult passages.
  5. 5
    Download sheet music — Export a PDF of the sheet music to print out and practice on your real piano anytime, anywhere.