Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play Alone on piano
By Alan Walker
- G minor
- 4/4
- 96 BPM
- 2016
- Medium
Learn Alone in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Dm – Gm – Eb – Bb
Alone sits in G minor: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Dm is D, F and A; Gm is G, Bb and D; Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Bb is Bb, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DmvGmiEbVIBbIII- DmD · F · A
- GmG · Bb · D
- EbEb · G · Bb
- BbBb · D · F
- 2
Left hand: Heartbeat octaves
Low, high, low, high: a bouncing heartbeat. Musicians call it rocking octaves (rocking octaves), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Wind chimes
A bright chord, then two notes chiming back and forth in the breeze. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 96 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: Eb – F – Gm
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbFGm- FF · A · C
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Questions about Alone
What chords are in Alone?
The loop is Dm – Gm – Eb – Bb (v – i – bVI – bIII) in G minor, and the song ends on Eb – F – Gm.
What key is Alone in?
G minor, at about 96 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Alone?
Heartbeat octaves: rocking octaves, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Alone 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.