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How to play A Love That Will Last on piano
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- A major
- 4/4
- 82 BPM
- Easy
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Learn A Love That Will Last in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
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Chords: A – D – A – C#m
How it goes
A Love That Will Last sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: A is A, C# and E; D is D, F# and A; C#m is C#, E and G#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AIDIVAIC#miii- AA · C# · E
- DD · F# · A
- C#mC# · E · G#
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Left hand: Bossa sway
How it goes
Long-short, long-short, leaning ahead: a gentle Brazilian sway. Musicians call it root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: the chords, held
How it goes
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
- 4
Both hands at 82 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.
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Ending: D – E – A
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DEA- EE · G# · B
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Questions about A Love That Will Last
What chords are in A Love That Will Last?
The loop is A – D – A – C#m (I – IV – I – iii) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.
What key is A Love That Will Last in?
A major, at about 82 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in A Love That Will Last?
Bossa sway: root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is A Love That Will Last easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.