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How to play All Night Long on piano

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Learn All Night Long in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

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Chords: G7 – G7 – G – C – G7
How it goes
All Night Long sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 5 chords: G7 is G, B, D and F; G is G, B and D; C is C, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
G7I7G7I7GICIVG7I7
- G7G · B · D · F
- GG · B · D
- CC · E · G
90 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Hurry-and-wait pulse
How it goes
Three quick notes rush out early, then the bass waits for the next bar. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 1a · 2& (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 336 songs of the library.
Hurry-and-wait pulseRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
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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.
Double island chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handMedium
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Both hands at 112 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: G – F – G
How it goes
The last chords are I – bVII – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GFG
- FF · A · C

What chords are in All Night Long?

The loop is G7 – G7 – G – C – G7 (I7 – I – IV – I7 – I) in G major, and the song ends on G – F – G.

What key is All Night Long in?

G major, at about 112 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in All Night Long?

Hurry-and-wait pulse: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is All Night Long easy to play on piano?

It is a medium one: learn the 5 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.

Can I hear the real melody of All Night Long?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from 4 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.