Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play Endless Love on piano
By Lionel Richie & Diana Ross
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 90 BPM
- 1981
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Learn Endless Love in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bb – Bb – Eb – Eb – Fsus4 – F
How it goes
Endless Love sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 6 chords: Bb is Bb, D and F; Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Fsus4 is F, Bb and C; F is F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbIBbIEbIVEbIVFsus4Vsus4FV- BbBb · D · F
- EbEb · G · Bb
- Fsus4F · Bb · C
- FF · A · C
- 2
Left hand: Pop heartbeat
How it goes
Long, short, long: the heartbeat under a thousand pop songs. Musicians call it root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Circling light
How it goes
Three notes circle round and round in a soft, glowing loop. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 90 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: F – Eb – Bb
How it goes
The last chords are V – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FEbBb
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Questions about Endless Love
What chords are in Endless Love?
The loop is Bb – Bb – Eb – Eb – Fsus4 – F (I – IV – Vsus4 – V – I – IV) in Bb major, and the song ends on F – Eb – Bb.
What key is Endless Love in?
Bb major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Endless Love?
Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Endless Love easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 6 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of Endless Love?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the repeating figure of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 4 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.