Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play Are We All We Are on piano
Written by Alecia Moore, Butch Walker & others
- C# minor
- 4/4
- 152 BPM
- i–bIII–bVII–bVI loop
- 2012
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Learn Are We All We Are in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: C#m – E – B – A
How it goes
Are We All We Are sits in C# minor: C# is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C#m is C#, E and G#; E is E, G# and B; B is B, D# and F#; A is A, C# and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
C#miEIIIBVIIAVI- C#mC# · E · G#
- EE · G# · B
- BB · D# · F#
- AA · C# · E
- 2
Left hand: Rock hop
How it goes
Low, high, a quick double, then high again: a hopping rock bass. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 809 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Moonbeam glimmer
How it goes
The top note dips to a sweet lower note and back, glimmering softly. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 152 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: A – B – C#m
How it goes
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
ABC#m
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Questions about Are We All We Are
What chords are in Are We All We Are?
The loop is C#m – E – B – A (i – bIII – bVII – bVI) in C# minor, and the song ends on A – B – C#m.
What key is Are We All We Are in?
C# minor, at about 152 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Are We All We Are?
Rock hop: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Are We All We Are 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.