Piano chords · Rock drive

How to play How Long Will I Love You on piano

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Learn How Long Will I Love You in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: C – G – F – C
How it goes
How Long Will I Love You sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C is C, E and G; G is G, B and D; F is F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CIGVFIVCI
- CC · E · G
- GG · B · D
- FF · A · C
202 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Power fifths
How it goes
Root and fifth together: big and bold. Musicians call it lh power fifths (left-hand chords), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Power fifthsLeft-hand chords · RockLeft handMedium
3
Right hand: Pausing chords
How it goes
Three steady chords, then beat 4 left empty to breathe. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Pausing chordsBlock chords · ClassicalRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 63 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: F – G – C
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGC

What chords are in How Long Will I Love You?

The loop is C – G – F – C (I – V – IV – I) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.

What key is How Long Will I Love You in?

C major, at about 63 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in How Long Will I Love You?

Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is How Long Will I Love You 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 4 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.