Piano chords · Old-time stride
How to play After You've Gone on piano
- G major
- 2/2
- 160 BPM
- 1998
- Easy
Learn After You've Gone in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Cm – G – B7 – Em
After You've Gone sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Cm is C, Eb and G; G is G, B and D; B7 is B, D#, F# and A; Em is E, G and B. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CmivGIB7III7Emvi- CmC · Eb · G
- GG · B · D
- B7B · D# · F# · A
- EmE · G · B
- 2
Left hand: Oom-pah
A bass note, then three soft chords: oom, pah, pah, pah. Musicians call it bass + chords (stride & boom-chick), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Push chords
Two quick chords and a push just before beat 3, then space. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 160 BPM
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
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CDG- CC · E · G
- DD · F# · A
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Questions about After You've Gone
What chords are in After You've Gone?
The loop is Cm – G – B7 – Em (iv – I – III7 – vi) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is After You've Gone in?
G major, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in After You've Gone?
Oom-pah: bass + chords, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is After You've Gone 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.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.