Piano chords · Pop heartbeat

How to play Long As I’m Here With You on piano

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Learn Long As I’m Here With You in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: D7 – G – A#dim – D7
How it goes
Long As I’m Here With You sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D7 is D, F#, A and C; G is G, B and D; A#dim is A#, C# and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
D7V7GIA#dimbiii°D7V7
- D7D · F# · A · C
- GG · B · D
- A#dimA# · C# · E
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.
Pop heartbeatRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Wait-a-beat chords
How it goes
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
4
Both hands at 110 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: A7 – D7 – G
How it goes
The last chords are II7 – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
A7D7G
- A7A · C# · E · G

What chords are in Long As I’m Here With You?

The loop is D7 – G – A#dim – D7 (V7 – I – biiio – V7) in G major, and the song ends on A7 – D7 – G.

What key is Long As I’m Here With You in?

G major, at about 110 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Long As I’m Here With 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 Long As I’m Here With 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.