This One’s For You Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn This One’s For You in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: F – G – Am – G
How it goes
This One’s For You sits in A minor: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; G is G, B and D; Am is A, C and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FVIGVIIAmiGVII
- FF · A · C
- GG · B · D
- AmA · C · E
16 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Cartwheel heartbeat
How it goes
Five evenly spaced notes roll across the beats, then land on 4. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 1a · 2& · 3e · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 89 songs of the library.
Cartwheel heartbeatRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Cartwheel chords
How it goes
Five evenly spaced chords roll across the beats, then land on 4. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Cartwheel chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 110 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: F – G – Am
How it goes
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGAm

What chords are in This One’s For You?

The loop is F – G – Am – G (bVI – bVII – i – bVII) in A minor, and the song ends on F – G – Am.

What key is This One’s For You in?

A minor, at about 110 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in This One’s For You?

Cartwheel heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2& · 3e · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is This One’s For You 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.