Piano chords · Waltz garden
How to play Now And Forever on piano
By Air Supply
- C major
- 3/4
- 135 BPM
- 1982
- Medium
Learn Now And Forever in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: C – G – F – Em
Now And Forever 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; Em is E, G and B. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CIGVFIVEmiii- CC · E · G
- GG · B · D
- FF · A · C
- EmE · G · B
- 2
Left hand: Waltz rocking
Three quick notes up to the top, then one long note back down. Musicians call it broken chord 1-5-8-5 (3/4) (broken chord), a medium pattern heard in 70 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Sleepy waltz chords
A long chord, then a double on beat 3: a lazy, rocking waltz. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 135 BPM
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: F – G – C
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGC
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Questions about Now And Forever
What chords are in Now And Forever?
The loop is C – G – F – Em (I – V – IV – iii) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is Now And Forever in?
C major, at about 135 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in Now And Forever?
Waltz rocking: broken chord 1-5-8-5 (3/4), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Now And Forever 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.