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How to play Everlasting Love on piano

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Learn Everlasting Love in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Ab – Fm7 – Bb7 – Eb – Bb
Everlasting Love sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 5 chords: Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Fm7 is F, Ab, C and Eb; Bb7 is Bb, D, F and Ab; Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Bb is Bb, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AbIVFm7ii7Bb7V7EbIBbV
- AbAb · C · Eb
- Fm7F · Ab · C · Eb
- Bb7Bb · D · F · Ab
- EbEb · G · Bb
- BbBb · D · F
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Left hand: Bossa sway
Long-short, long-short, leaning ahead: a gentle Brazilian sway. Musicians call it root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Bossa swayRoot bass rhythm · Bossa novaLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Wait-a-beat chords
Silence on beat 1, then chords on 2, 3 and 4, leaving room for the bass. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Wait-a-beat chordsBlock chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 122 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: Fm – Bb7 – Eb
The last chords are ii – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FmBb7Eb
- FmF · Ab · C

What chords are in Everlasting Love?

The loop is Ab – Fm7 – Bb7 – Eb – Bb (IV – ii7 – V7 – I – V) in Eb major, and the song ends on Fm – Bb7 – Eb.

What key is Everlasting Love in?

Eb major, at about 122 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Everlasting Love?

Bossa sway: root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Everlasting Love easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 5 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Can I hear the real melody of Everlasting Love?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the bass riff 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.