Now And Forever Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Now And Forever in 5 steps

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

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Chords: G – D – Em – Am
Now And Forever sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; D is D, F# and A; Em is E, G and B; Am is A, C and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GIDVEmviAmii
- GG · B · D
- DD · F# · A
- EmE · G · B
- AmA · C · E
17 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Breaking wave
Four notes roll up quickly to a bright high top, then let it ring. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-8-10 (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 162 songs of the library.
Breaking waveOpen arpeggio · BalladLeft handMedium
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Right hand: Soft chords
Soft chords on beats 1, 3 and 4. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Soft chordsBlock chords · BalladRight handEasy
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Both hands at 80 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.
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Ending: C – D – G
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CDG
- CC · E · G

What chords are in Now And Forever?

The loop is G – D – Em – Am (I – V – vi – ii) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.

What key is Now And Forever in?

G major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Now And Forever?

Breaking wave: open arpeggio 1-5-8-10, 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.