Piano chords · Film & wonder
How to play Born For You on piano
Written by David Pomeranz
- C major
- 4/4
- 105 BPM
- IV–V–I–IV loop
- 2004
- Medium
Learn Born For You in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: F – G – C – F
Born For You sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; G is G, B and D; C is C, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FIVGVCIFIV- FF · A · C
- GG · B · D
- CC · E · G
- 2
Left hand: Rising tide
Five notes roll up wide and high, then hold: a tide coming in. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-12 (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 187 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Heartbeat chords
Long, short, long: chords on the pop heartbeat, then a rest. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 105 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: G – F – C
The last chords are V – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
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Questions about Born For You
What chords are in Born For You?
The loop is F – G – C – F (IV – V – I – IV) in C major, and the song ends on G – F – C.
What key is Born For You in?
C major, at about 105 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Born For You?
Rising tide: open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-12, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Born For You 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.