Who Wants To Live Forever Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Who Wants To Live Forever in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: Em – C – Em – C
How it goes
Who Wants To Live Forever sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Em is E, G and B; C is C, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EmviCIVEmviCIV
- EmE · G · B
- CC · E · G
41 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Hurry-and-wait pulse
How it goes
Three quick notes rush out early, then the bass waits for the next bar. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 1a · 2& (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 336 songs of the library.
Hurry-and-wait pulseRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Beacon blink
How it goes
The root and a higher note blink on and off, calm and clear. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Beacon blinkTwo-note ostinato · BalladRight handMedium
4
Both hands at 72 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: C – D – G
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CDG
- DD · F# · A
- GG · B · D

What chords are in Who Wants To Live Forever?

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

What key is Who Wants To Live Forever in?

G major, at about 72 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Who Wants To Live Forever?

Hurry-and-wait pulse: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Who Wants To Live 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.