This Will Be (An Everlasting Love): Piano/Vocal/Chords Digital Sheet Music

This arrangement captures one of soul-pop's most genuinely joyful love songs, and Natalie Cole's original remains the definitive version. The piano/vocal/chords format gives singers room to find their own phrasing and emotional weight while the harmonic structure stays true to the song's infectious groove.

Warm, declarative, and subtly swinging. The song radiates genuine affection without sentimentality, pairing an unadorned lyric with rich harmonic motion that feels both modern and timeless. There's ease in the groove and sincerity in the message.

Singers performing in recitals, jazz ensembles, or contemporary music settings who want accessible pop-soul repertoire with harmonic substance. This is also useful for piano students studying accompaniment and learning to support a vocal line.

• Shape the melody with conversational phrasing; resist the urge to over-phrase every line. Let some phrases sit simply, then lift others for contrast.
• Lock the piano accompaniment and vocal melody together rhythmically in the verses so the declaration feels conversational rather than precious.
• Use the chord symbols to explore comping options that feel natural to your voice; the written accompaniment is a guide, not a straitjacket.

Pair this with other accessible pop-soul standards in a recital focused on love songs from the 1970s and 1980s, or use it in a mixed ensemble concert celebrating women artists. It works equally well as a solo feature or paired with another Natalie Cole arrangement.

• Reading lead sheets and chord symbols for accompaniment
• Phrasing within a pop-soul harmonic framework
• Voice-piano coordination and rhythmic independence
• Interpreting simple melodic lines with emotional specificity