Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play By Your Side on piano
By Jonas Blue
- F# major
- 4/4
- 123 BPM
- Easy
Learn By Your Side in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: D#m – C#sus4 – B – C#sus4
By Your Side sits in F# major: F# is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D#m is D#, F# and A#; C#sus4 is C#, F# and G#; B is B, D# and F#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
D#mviC#sus4Vsus4BIVC#sus4Vsus4- D#mD# · F# · A#
- C#sus4C# · F# · G#
- BB · D# · F#
- 2
Left hand: Cartwheel heartbeat
Five evenly spaced notes roll across the beats, then land on 4. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 1a · 2& · 3e · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 89 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Cartwheel chords
Five evenly spaced chords roll across the beats, then land on 4. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 123 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: B – C# – F#
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BC#F#- C#C# · E# · G#
- F#F# · A# · C#
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Questions about By Your Side
What chords are in By Your Side?
The loop is D#m – C#sus4 – B – C#sus4 (vi – Vsus – IV – Vsus) in F# major, and the song ends on B – C# – F#.
What key is By Your Side in?
F# major, at about 123 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in By Your Side?
Cartwheel heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2& · 3e · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is By Your Side 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.