Piano chords · Bossa beach
How to play Best Of You on piano
Written by Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins & others
- C# minor
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- 2005
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
Learn Best Of You in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: C#m – Bsus4 – Asus4 – F#7
How it goes
Best Of You sits in C# minor: C# is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C#m is C#, E and G#; Bsus4 is B, E and F#; Asus4 is A, D and E; F#7 is F#, A#, C# and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
C#miBsus4VIIsus4Asus4VIsus4F#7IV7- C#mC# · E · G#
- Bsus4B · E · F#
- Asus4A · D · E
- F#7F# · A# · C# · E
- 2
Left hand: Lazy seesaw
How it goes
A low note, a higher one, a gap, then the higher one again. Musicians call it root–fifth 1-5-5 (root–fifth bass), an easy pattern heard in 520 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pop stabs
How it goes
Chord stabs in the 3-3-2 pop rhythm. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 120 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: A – B – C#m
How it goes
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
ABC#m- AA · C# · E
- BB · D# · F#
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Questions about Best Of You
What chords are in Best Of You?
The loop is C#m – Bsus4 – Asus4 – F#7 (i – bVIIsus – bVIsus – IV7) in C# minor, and the song ends on A – B – C#m.
What key is Best Of You in?
C# minor, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Best Of You?
Lazy seesaw: root–fifth 1-5-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Best Of 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.