Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow is a classic hit by legendary songwriter Carole King. In this Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow piano tutorial you will learn the iconic piano accompaniment and some great embellishments too! Such a great song to sing and play!
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Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? (actually titled Will You Love Me Tomorrow) was written by Carole King and Gerry Goffin and originally recorded by the 60s girl group The Shirelles. Released in 1960, it was the first song by an African American girl group to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
King recorded the song herself on her iconic album Tapestry. The song follows a traditional Great American Songbook structure of AABA with each section being 8 bars long. This makes the song feel more like an “old standard” than a pop song.
In this tutorial, we follow the usual four step protocol for learning to sing and play songs.
Step #1: Learn the chords and inversions
Step #2: Learn the accompaniment strategies
Step #3: Learn the Intro
Step #4: Put it all together
Let’s go!
Lyrics and Chords to Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow
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Step #2: Accompaniment Strategies for Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow
This song can use our Pop Rock Ballad groove, which shows up in a TON of songs. If you learn this one, you'll sound amazing on all your favorite pop ballads!
Practice tapping the rhythm on your lap and singing along before you put it on the piano.
You can also try the Swaying Pop Ballad accompaniment strategy (shown here using different chords):
Step #3: Learn the Intro for Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow
To take an improvised solo, play the Root and 5th of the chord in the LH while the RH plays the C major pentatonic scale. It will sound very satisfying!
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Step #4: Put it all together
Remember that you can (and should!) customize this to fit your skill level. If the chord inversions are too challenging for you, then play them all root position. If you want to level it up, try altering the groove or adding some solo fills.
Try to avoid getting stuck in the little details! The goal is for you to learn to sing and play more songs - not drown in a pool of perfectionism. Have fun - it’s only music!
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