Til It's Gone Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Til It's Gone in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: E – Asus4 – E – Asus4
How it goes
Til It's Gone sits in E major: E is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: E is E, G# and B; Asus4 is A, D and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EIAsus4IVsus4EIAsus4IVsus4
- EE · G# · B
- Asus4A · D · E
30 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Engine 8ths
How it goes
The lowest note on every eighth: the engine of rock. Musicians call it root bass · 8ths (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Engine 8thsRoot bass rhythm · RockLeft handMedium
3
Right hand: the chords, held
How it goes
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
4
Both hands at 86 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.
5
Ending: A – B – E
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
ABE
- AA · C# · E
- BB · D# · F#

What chords are in Til It's Gone?

The loop is E – Asus4 – E – Asus4 (I – IVsus – I – IVsus) in E major, and the song ends on A – B – E.

What key is Til It's Gone in?

E major, at about 86 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Til It's Gone?

Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Til It's Gone 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.