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How to play As Long As You Love Me on piano

Written by Martin Sandberg

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Learn As Long As You Love Me in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: Cm – Gm – Ab – Bb – Bb
How it goes
As Long As You Love Me sits in C minor: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 5 chords: Cm is C, Eb and G; Gm is G, Bb and D; Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Bb is Bb, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CmiGmvAbVIBbVIIBbVII
- CmC · Eb · G
- GmG · Bb · D
- AbAb · C · Eb
- BbBb · D · F
2
Left hand: Push and land
How it goes
A push just before beat 3, then two calm landings. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Push and landRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Pumping chords
How it goes
A chord on every eighth note, driving the song forward. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Pumping chordsPumping 8ths · RockRight handMedium
4
Both hands at 144 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: Ab – Bb – Cm
How it goes
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbBbCm

What chords are in As Long As You Love Me?

The loop is Cm – Gm – Ab – Bb – Bb (i – v – VI – VII – i) in C minor, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Cm.

What key is As Long As You Love Me in?

C minor, at about 144 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in As Long As You Love Me?

Push and land: root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is As Long As You Love Me 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 As Long As You Love Me?

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

Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.