Piano chords · Pop heartbeat

How to play Nothing’s Gonna Change My Love For You on piano

Written by Gerry Goffin & Michael Masser

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Learn Nothing’s Gonna Change My Love For You in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Db – Gb – Ab – F7
How it goes
Nothing’s Gonna Change My Love For You sits in Db major: Db is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Db is Db, F and Ab; Gb is Gb, Bb and Db; Ab is Ab, C and Eb; F7 is F, A, C and Eb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DbIGbIVAbVF7III7
- DbDb · F · Ab
- GbGb · Bb · Db
- AbAb · C · Eb
- F7F · A · C · Eb
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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: Run-up chords
How it goes
Four steady chords plus a quick extra one leading into the next bar. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Run-up chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 90 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: Gb – Ab7 – Db
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GbAb7Db
- Ab7Ab · C · Eb · Gb

What chords are in Nothing’s Gonna Change My Love For You?

The loop is Db – Gb – Ab – F7 (I – IV – V – III7) in Db major, and the song ends on Gb – Ab7 – Db.

What key is Nothing’s Gonna Change My Love For You in?

Db major, at about 90 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Nothing’s Gonna Change My Love For 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 Nothing’s Gonna Change My Love For 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.