Be Here Now Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Be Here Now in 5 steps

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

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Chords: A – A – A – A
Be Here Now sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: A is A, C# and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AIAIAIAI
- AA · C# · E
17 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Giant steps
A full chord on every beat, low and heavy, like a giant walking. Musicians call it lh chords (left-hand chords), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Giant stepsLeft-hand chords · RockLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Pausing chords
Three steady chords, then beat 4 left empty to breathe. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Pausing chordsBlock chords · ClassicalRight handEasy
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Both hands at 104 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.
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Ending: D – E – A
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DEA
- DD · F# · A
- EE · G# · B

What chords are in Be Here Now?

The loop is A – A – A – A (I5 – I – I5 – I) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.

What key is Be Here Now in?

A major, at about 104 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Be Here Now?

Giant steps: lh chords, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Be Here Now 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.