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How to play As Long As I Got You on piano
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- B major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- I–V7–I–V7 loop
- 2014
- Medium
Learn As Long As I Got You in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: B – F#7 – B – F#7
As Long As I Got You sits in B major: B is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: B is B, D# and F#; F#7 is F#, A#, C# and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BIF#7V7BIF#7V7- BB · D# · F#
- F#7F# · A# · C# · E
- 2
Left hand: Tumbling heartbeat
Quick notes tumble forward from the start and land on beat 4. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 1a · 2& · 3& · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 112 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Ticking clock
One high note repeated on every quick beat: tick, tick, tick. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 100 BPM
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: C#m – E – B
The last chords are ii – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
C#mEB- C#mC# · E · G#
- EE · G# · B
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Questions about As Long As I Got You
What chords are in As Long As I Got You?
The loop is B – F#7 – B – F#7 (I – V7 – I – V7) in B major, and the song ends on C#m – E – B.
What key is As Long As I Got You in?
B major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in As Long As I Got You?
Tumbling heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2& · 3& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is As Long As I Got You 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.