Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play Be Our Guest on piano
By Alan Menken & Howard Ashman
- A major
- 4/4
- 104 BPM
- I–vi–IV–I loop
- Medium
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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.
- 1
Chords: A – F#m – D – A
How it goes
Be Our Guest sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: A is A, C# and E; F#m is F#, A and C#; D is D, F# and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AIF#mviDIVAI- AA · C# · E
- F#mF# · A · C#
- DD · F# · A
- 2
Left hand: Fluttering heartbeat
How it goes
A quick flutter before beat 2, then a push before beat 3. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4 (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 152 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Freeze-tag chords
How it goes
Chord, chord-and, then freeze for the rest of the bar. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 104 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: D – E – A
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DEA- EE · G# · B
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Questions about Be Our Guest
What chords are in Be Our Guest?
The loop is A – F#m – D – A (I – vi – IV – I) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.
What key is Be Our Guest in?
A major, at about 104 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Be Our Guest?
Fluttering heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Be Our Guest 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.