Piano chords · Blues & boogie
As Long As I Live: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Diana Krall
- G major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- 1934
- Easy
The accompaniment with every note named, bar by bar: the bar sheet shows each note as a bar on the staff with its letter inside, so you can accompany As Long As I Live without reading music. The left hand plays jazz walk (walking bass), and the right hand sings the tune.
As Long As I Live accompaniment in letter notes
The G – F#m – B7 – E7 loop with jazz walk in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.
How to read the bar sheet
The player above shows the treble staff (right hand) over the bass staff (left hand). Every note is a bar as long as it sounds, at its place on the staff, with its name inside, and the music scrolls past a line that marks now. The chord names run along the top.
Start with the left hand alone at a slow speed, then the right, then both. When the letters feel easy, try the sheet music.
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Questions about As Long As I Live
What are the letter notes for the As Long As I Live piano accompaniment?
Bar by bar, both hands: the bar sheet on this page names every note of the accompaniment (C4 is middle C) and plays along. The loop is G – F#m – B7 – E7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in As Long As I Live?
The loop is G – F#m – B7 – E7 (I – vii – III7 – VI7) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is As Long As I Live in?
G major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in As Long As I Live?
Jazz walk: walking bass, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is As Long As I Live 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.