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Piano chords · Rock drive

How to play Not Alone Any More on piano

Written by The Traveling Wilburys

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Left hand Engine 8thsRight hand Heartbeat chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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Learn Not Alone Any More in 5 steps

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

  1. 1

    Chords: D – C – D – C

    How it goes

    Not Alone Any More sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D is D, F# and A; C is C, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.

    DICbVIIDICbVII
    • DD · F# · A
    • CC · E · G
    90 songs go round the same chords
  2. 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.

  3. 3

    Right hand: Heartbeat chords

    How it goes

    Long, short, long: chords on the pop heartbeat, then a rest. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.

  4. 4

    Both hands at 120 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. 5

    Ending: D – C – D

    How it goes

    The last chords are I – bVII – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.

    DCD

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Questions about Not Alone Any More

What chords are in Not Alone Any More?

The loop is D – C – D – C (I – bVII – I – bVII) in D major, and the song ends on D – C – D.

What key is Not Alone Any More in?

D major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Not Alone Any More?

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

Is Not Alone Any More 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.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.