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How to play And Then There Was You on piano

By Norah Jones

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Left hand Moon River rollThe right hand sings the tuneChords the loop the song repeats most

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Learn And Then There Was You in 5 steps

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

  1. 1

    Chords: Bb – F – Bb – F

    How it goes

    And Then There Was You sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb is Bb, D and F; F is F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.

    BbIFVBbIFV
    • BbBb · D · F
    • FF · A · C
    144 songs go round the same chords
  2. 2

    Left hand: Moon River roll

    How it goes

    A wide, flowing roll in three, the Moon River feel. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-10 (3/4) (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 441 songs of the library.

  3. 3

    Right hand: the chords, held

    How it goes

    In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.

  4. 4

    Both hands at 88 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: Bb – F – Bb

    How it goes

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

    BbFBb

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Questions about And Then There Was You

What chords are in And Then There Was You?

The loop is Bb – F – Bb – F (I – V – I – V) in Bb major, and the song ends on Bb – F – Bb.

What key is And Then There Was You in?

Bb major, at about 88 beats a minute in 3/4.

What does the left hand play in And Then There Was You?

Moon River roll: open arpeggio 1-5-10 (3/4), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is And Then There Was You 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.