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How to play Be Without You on piano
- D minor
- 4/4
- 75 BPM
- 2005
- Easy
Learn Be Without You in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Dm – Bb – C – Am
Be Without You sits in D minor: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Dm is D, F and A; Bb is Bb, D and F; C is C, E and G; Am is A, C and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DmiBbVICVIIAmv- DmD · F · A
- BbBb · D · F
- CC · E · G
- AmA · C · E
- 2
Left hand: Lazy footsteps
One long low note, then two calm steps to finish the bar. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 3 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: the chords, held
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
- 4
Both hands at 75 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: Bb – C – Dm
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCDm
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Questions about Be Without You
What chords are in Be Without You?
The loop is Dm – Bb – C – Am (i – bVI – bVII – v) in D minor, and the song ends on Bb – C – Dm.
What key is Be Without You in?
D minor, at about 75 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Be Without You?
Lazy footsteps: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Be Without You 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.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.