Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play Dear Younger Me on piano
Written by Bart Millard, Mike Scheuchzer & others
- G major
- 4/4
- 74 BPM
- I–vi–V–IV loop
- 2014
- Medium
Learn Dear Younger Me in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
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Chords: G – Em – D – C
Dear Younger Me sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; Em is E, G and B; D is D, F# and A; C is C, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GIEmviDVCIV- GG · B · D
- EmE · G · B
- DD · F# · A
- CC · E · G
- 2
Left hand: Engine 8ths
The lowest note on every eighth: the engine of rock. Musicians call it root bass · 8ths (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Soft chords
Soft chords on beats 1, 3 and 4. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 74 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: C – D – G
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CDG
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Questions about Dear Younger Me
What chords are in Dear Younger Me?
The loop is G – Em – D – C (I – vi – V – IV) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is Dear Younger Me in?
G major, at about 74 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Dear Younger Me?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Dear Younger Me 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.