Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play Alone With You on piano
Written by Faron Young, Lester Vanadore & others
- Ab major
- 2/2
- 160 BPM
- I–IV–I–V loop
- 1958
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
Learn Alone With You in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Ab – Db – Ab – Eb
How it goes
Alone With You sits in Ab major: Ab is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Db is Db, F and Ab; Eb is Eb, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AbIDbIVAbIEbV- AbAb · C · Eb
- DbDb · F · Ab
- EbEb · G · Bb
- 2
Left hand: Pop heartbeat
How it goes
Long, short, long: the heartbeat under a thousand pop songs. Musicians call it root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Hopscotch bells
How it goes
A high bell note, a chord, a skipped beat, and one more chord. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 160 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: Ab – Eb – Ab
How it goes
The last chords are I – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbEbAb
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Questions about Alone With You
What chords are in Alone With You?
The loop is Ab – Db – Ab – Eb (I – IV – I – V) in Ab major, and the song ends on Ab – Eb – Ab.
What key is Alone With You in?
Ab major, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Alone With You?
Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Alone With 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.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.