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How to play Be Our Guest on piano

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Learn Be Our Guest in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Em – E#dim – F#m7 – F7 – Em7 – A7
Be Our Guest sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 6 chords: Em is E, G and B; E#dim is E#, G# and B; F#m7 is F#, A, C# and E; F7 is F, A, C and Eb; Em7 is E, G, B and D; A7 is A, C#, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EmiiE#dimbiii°F#m7iii7F7bIII7Em7ii7A7V7
- EmE · G · B
- E#dimE# · G# · B
- F#m7F# · A · C# · E
- F7F · A · C · Eb
- Em7E · G · B · D
- A7A · C# · E · G
78 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Push and land
A push just before beat 3, then two calm landings. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Push and landRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Hopscotch bells
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.
Hopscotch bellsBlock chords · PopRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 100 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: G – A – D
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GAD
- GG · B · D
- AA · C# · E
- DD · F# · A

What chords are in Be Our Guest?

The loop is Em – E#dim – F#m7 – F7 – Em7 – A7 (ii – biii° – iii7 – bIII7 – ii7 – V7) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.

What key is Be Our Guest in?

D major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Be Our Guest?

Push and land: root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Be Our Guest easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 6 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Can I hear the real melody of Be Our Guest?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.