Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play As Long As I'm Rockin' With You on piano
By John Conlee
- G major
- 4/4
- 152 BPM
- 1981
- Medium
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Learn As Long As I'm Rockin' With You in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: G – Bm – Am – G
How it goes
As Long As I'm Rockin' With You sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; Bm is B, D and F#; Am is A, C and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GIBmiiiAmiiGI- GG · B · D
- BmB · D · F#
- AmA · C · E
- 2
Left hand: Island zigzag
How it goes
A jump up, then down past the start, in the three-three-two rhythm. Musicians call it broken chord 8-12-5 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 302 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pony-trot chords
How it goes
Quick trotting chords, then a jump over beat 3 to its “and”. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 152 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: C – D – G
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CDG- CC · E · G
- DD · F# · A
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Questions about As Long As I'm Rockin' With You
What chords are in As Long As I'm Rockin' With You?
The loop is G – Bm – Am – G (I – iii – ii – I) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is As Long As I'm Rockin' With You in?
G major, at about 152 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in As Long As I'm Rockin' With You?
Island zigzag: broken chord 8-12-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is As Long As I'm Rockin' With 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.