{"id":70,"date":"2017-12-22T08:45:00","date_gmt":"2017-12-22T16:45:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2023-01-12T09:51:21","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T17:51:21","slug":"how-to-play-this-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pianote.com\/blog\/how-to-play-this-love\/","title":{"rendered":"Maroon 5 – This Love"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Maroon 5\u2019s \u2018This Love\u2019 has one of the most unique piano parts in a modern pop song. It\u2019s also a great (if a little unique) example of the power of the <\/span>Major V – minor i <\/strong>chord progression. Let\u2019s get right to it and take a look at that classic opening riff.  <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Opening Riff<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This riff consists of a pretty simple right hand (yaaay) and a left hand part that\u2019s a <\/span>little <\/span><\/em>tricky. So let\u2019s start with the easy bit\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The right hand uses a steady 8th note rhythm for each chord. What are those chords, you ask? Well, the opening progression starts with <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

G – Cm – Fm7 – Ddim7<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most of these chords are pretty standard, but let\u2019s look deeper into how to voice that <\/span>Ddim7 <\/strong>chord, since it\u2019s such a cool chord. The <\/span>Ddim7<\/strong> chord is is voiced with the notes B, D, F, Ab<\/strong>. If you play it on the keyboard and take a good look at the spaces between each note, you can see that each note is a <\/span>minor 3rd<\/span><\/em> apart from each other. This is what creates the striking, dissonant sound of the <\/span>Diminished Chord.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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