Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play At Long Last Love on piano
By Cole Porter
- C major
- 4/4
- 125 BPM
- 1937
- Medium
Learn At Long Last Love in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Fm – Em – Bb7 – A7
At Long Last Love sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Fm is F, Ab and C; Em is E, G and B; Bb7 is Bb, D, F and Ab; A7 is A, C#, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FmivEmiiiBb7bVII7A7VI7- FmF · Ab · C
- EmE · G · B
- Bb7Bb · D · F · Ab
- A7A · C# · E · G
- 2
Left hand: Open sky
Root, fifth, then a high third: open and airy, the sound of a big sky. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-10 (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 918 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Bouncy bells
A high bell note, then chords bouncing on every “and”. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 125 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: F – G – C
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGC- FF · A · C
- GG · B · D
- CC · E · G
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Questions about At Long Last Love
What chords are in At Long Last Love?
The loop is Fm – Em – Bb7 – A7 (iv – iii – bVII7 – VI7) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is At Long Last Love in?
C major, at about 125 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in At Long Last Love?
Open sky: open arpeggio 1-5-10, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is At Long Last Love 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.