Still Crazy After All These Years Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Still Crazy After All These Years in 5 steps

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

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Chords: C – G – G7 – C
How it goes
Still Crazy After All These Years sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C is C, E and G; G is G, B and D; G7 is G, B, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CIVGIG7I7CIV
- CC · E · G
- GG · B · D
- G7G · B · D · F
14 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Waltz roots
How it goes
One low note on each of the three beats: a simple waltz floor. Musicians call it root bass · 3/4 quarters (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 391 songs of the library.
Waltz rootsRoot bass rhythm · WaltzLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Sleepy waltz chords
How it goes
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.
Sleepy waltz chordsSyncopated chords · WaltzRight handEasy
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Both hands at 104 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: G – C – G
How it goes
The last chords are I – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GCG

What chords are in Still Crazy After All These Years?

The loop is C – G – G7 – C (IV – I – I7 – IV) in G major, and the song ends on G – C – G.

What key is Still Crazy After All These Years in?

G major, at about 104 beats a minute in 3/4.

What does the left hand play in Still Crazy After All These Years?

Waltz roots: root bass · 3/4 quarters, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Still Crazy After All These Years 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.