Chords for The Real Piano Tutorial for Beyonce's "LOVE ON TOP"
Tempo:
111.1 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
E
C#
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[N] [A] [E] [F]
[E] [B]
[C] [E] [A#]
[N]
[C] Let's take a look at the chords and progressions used in the [C#] song Love on [A] Top by Beyonce.
progressions used in R&B music.
[C#m] of C major.
to the song [C#] because it will [C] give us some insight to the
[E] [B]
[C] [E] [A#]
[N]
[C] Let's take a look at the chords and progressions used in the [C#] song Love on [A] Top by Beyonce.
progressions used in R&B music.
[C#m] of C major.
to the song [C#] because it will [C] give us some insight to the
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C
F
E
C#
A
C
F
E
[N] _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A#] _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[C] Let's take a look at the chords and progressions used in the [C#] song Love on [A] Top by Beyonce.
These [D] progressions used in the song are some of the most [C#] popular progressions used in R&B music.
[D#] So let's take a look at this.
This song is in the key [C#m] of C major.
So [F#] let's examine [Am] the bass line to the song [C#] because it will [C] give us some insight to the
DNA of the song.
So this song is in the key of [C#] C and it first starts [Bm] on a I chord.
So [C#] some type of C major chord.
So of course the root note is going to start out on [C] a C.
_ Okay and from there it's going to go, the second chord is going to go to an F sharp.
[F#m] _
Okay now in this case, this F sharp is resolving [F] to the F which is the IV of the key of C.
But anytime you hear a I chord [F#] going to a sharp IV [C] which in this case is the F sharp
going back to the IV, this F sharp represents the [F#] tritone of C.
And we talk a lot about tritones.
In this case, [Dm]
here's my II, _ _ _ [F] V, _ [Em] to my III, _ to [A] my VI, _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] then it does that little melodic
pentatonic lick, then it [C] goes back to the top.
_ Very easy pattern but this is one that you need to learn in all 12 keys because so many
songs use these chord progressions exactly like this.
So [E] this is not the first time [C] we've heard these patterns and these progressions in R [D#m]&B.
So let's take a listen to it again.
One, two, ready, play.
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ One, two, ready, play.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A#] _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] Let's take a look at the chords and progressions used in the [C#] song Love on [A] Top by Beyonce.
These [D] progressions used in the song are some of the most [C#] popular progressions used in R&B music.
[D#] So let's take a look at this.
This song is in the key [C#m] of C major.
So [F#] let's examine [Am] the bass line to the song [C#] because it will [C] give us some insight to the
DNA of the song.
So this song is in the key of [C#] C and it first starts [Bm] on a I chord.
So [C#] some type of C major chord.
So of course the root note is going to start out on [C] a C.
_ Okay and from there it's going to go, the second chord is going to go to an F sharp.
[F#m] _
Okay now in this case, this F sharp is resolving [F] to the F which is the IV of the key of C.
But anytime you hear a I chord [F#] going to a sharp IV [C] which in this case is the F sharp
going back to the IV, this F sharp represents the [F#] tritone of C.
And we talk a lot about tritones.
In this case, [Dm]
here's my II, _ _ _ [F] V, _ [Em] to my III, _ to [A] my VI, _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] then it does that little melodic
pentatonic lick, then it [C] goes back to the top.
_ Very easy pattern but this is one that you need to learn in all 12 keys because so many
songs use these chord progressions exactly like this.
So [E] this is not the first time [C] we've heard these patterns and these progressions in R [D#m]&B.
So let's take a listen to it again.
One, two, ready, play.
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ One, two, ready, play.