Piano chords · Old-time stride
How to play Love Is Here To Stay on piano
- F major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 1938
- Easy
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Learn Love Is Here To Stay in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
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Chords: Gm7 – C7 – Dm7 – Gm7 – Am7 – D7 – G7
How it goes
Love Is Here To Stay sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 7 chords: Gm7 is G, Bb, D and F; C7 is C, E, G and Bb; Dm7 is D, F, A and C; Am7 is A, C, E and G; D7 is D, F#, A and C; G7 is G, B, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Gm7ii7C7V7Dm7vi7Gm7ii7Am7iii7D7VI7G7II7- Gm7G · Bb · D · F
- C7C · E · G · Bb
- Dm7D · F · A · C
- Am7A · C · E · G
- D7D · F# · A · C
- G7G · B · D · F
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Left hand: Boom-chick
How it goes
Bass, chord, bass, chord: the bounce of ragtime and country. Musicians call it boom-chick (stride & boom-chick), an easy pattern heard in 762 songs of the library.
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Right hand: Hopscotch chords
How it goes
Chord, chord, skip beat 3, chord: hopping over a square. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
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Both hands at 100 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: Bb – C – F
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCF- BbBb · D · F
- CC · E · G
- FF · A · C
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Questions about Love Is Here To Stay
What chords are in Love Is Here To Stay?
The loop is Gm7 – C7 – Dm7 – Gm7 – Am7 – D7 – G7 (ii7 – V7 – vi7 – ii7 – iii7 – VI7 – II7) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is Love Is Here To Stay in?
F major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Love Is Here To Stay?
Boom-chick: boom-chick, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Love Is Here To Stay easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 7 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of Love Is Here To Stay?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune 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.