Piano chords · Bossa beach

How to play As Long As It’s You on piano

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Learn As Long As It’s You in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Eb – Gm – Cm – Ab
As Long As It’s You sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Gm is G, Bb and D; Cm is C, Eb and G; Ab is Ab, C and Eb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EbIGmiiiCmviAbIV
- EbEb · G · Bb
- GmG · Bb · D
- CmC · Eb · G
- AbAb · C · Eb
53 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Lazy seesaw
A low note, a higher one, a gap, then the higher one again. Musicians call it root–fifth 1-5-5 (root–fifth bass), an easy pattern heard in 520 songs of the library.
Lazy seesawRoot–fifth bass · Bossa novaLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Soft chords
Soft chords on beats 1, 3 and 4. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Soft chordsBlock chords · BalladRight handEasy
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Both hands at 120 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.
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Ending: Ab – Bb – Eb
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbBbEb
- BbBb · D · F

What chords are in As Long As It’s You?

The loop is Eb – Gm – Cm – Ab (I – iii – vi – IV) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.

What key is As Long As It’s You in?

Eb major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in As Long As It’s You?

Lazy seesaw: root–fifth 1-5-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is As Long As It’s You 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.