Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play I’ll Still Be Loving You on piano
Written by Todd Cerney, Pam Rose & others
- G major
- 4/4
- 84 BPM
- 1986
- Easy
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Learn I’ll Still Be Loving You in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: G – C#dim – C – Dsus4
How it goes
I’ll Still Be Loving You sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; C#dim is C#, E and G; C is C, E and G; Dsus4 is D, G and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GIC#dim#iv°CIVDsus4Vsus4- GG · B · D
- C#dimC# · E · G
- CC · E · G
- Dsus4D · G · A
- 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: the chords, held
How it goes
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
- 4
Both hands at 84 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: C – D – G
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CDG- DD · F# · A
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Questions about I’ll Still Be Loving You
What chords are in I’ll Still Be Loving You?
The loop is G – C#dim – C – Dsus4 (I – #ivo – IV – Vsus) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is I’ll Still Be Loving You in?
G major, at about 84 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I’ll Still Be Loving You?
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 I’ll Still Be Loving You easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.