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How to play Everlasting Love on piano
Written by Buzz Cason & Mac Gayden
- Db major
- 4/4
- 126 BPM
- 1967
- Medium
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Learn Everlasting Love in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Db – Ab – Bbm – Ab7
How it goes
Everlasting Love sits in Db major: Db is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Db is Db, F and Ab; Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Bbm is Bb, Db and F; Ab7 is Ab, C, Eb and Gb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DbIAbVBbmviAb7V7- DbDb · F · Ab
- AbAb · C · Eb
- BbmBb · Db · F
- Ab7Ab · C · Eb · Gb
- 2
Left hand: Push and land
How it goes
A push just before beat 3, then two calm landings. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Double island chords
How it goes
The island rhythm squeezed in twice per bar: quick and dancy. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 126 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: Gb – Ab – Db
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GbAbDb- GbGb · Bb · Db
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Questions about Everlasting Love
What chords are in Everlasting Love?
The loop is Db – Ab – Bbm – Ab7 (I – V – vi – V7) in Db major, and the song ends on Gb – Ab – Db.
What key is Everlasting Love in?
Db major, at about 126 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Everlasting Love?
Push and land: root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Everlasting Love 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.