Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play Be The One on piano
By Dua Lipa
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 160 BPM
- Medium
Learn Be The One in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Em – Gm – C – Eb
Be The One sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Em is E, G and B; Gm is G, Bb and D; C is C, E and G; Eb is Eb, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Em#ivGmviCIIEbIV- EmE · G · B
- GmG · Bb · D
- CC · E · G
- EbEb · G · Bb
- 2
Left hand: Island pulse
Three, three, two: the island rhythm in so many pop hits. Musicians call it root bass · tresillo 3-3-2 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Ticking clock
One high note repeated on every quick beat: tick, tick, tick. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 160 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.
- 5
Ending: Eb – F – Bb
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbFBb- FF · A · C
- BbBb · D · F
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Questions about Be The One
What chords are in Be The One?
The loop is Em – Gm – C – Eb (#iv – vi – II – IV) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is Be The One in?
Bb major, at about 160 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Be The One?
Island pulse: root bass · tresillo 3-3-2, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Be The One 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.