Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play Don’t Forget Where You Belong on piano
- G major
- 4/4
- 92 BPM
- Medium
Learn Don’t Forget Where You Belong in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: G – G – Gsus4 – G
Don’t Forget Where You Belong sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; Gsus4 is G, C and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GIGIGsus4Isus4GI- GG · B · D
- Gsus4G · C · D
- 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: 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 92 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 – Gsus4 – G
The last chords are I – Isus – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GGsus4G
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Questions about Don’t Forget Where You Belong
What chords are in Don’t Forget Where You Belong?
The loop is G – G – Gsus4 – G (I5 – I – Isus – I5) in G major, and the song ends on G – Gsus4 – G.
What key is Don’t Forget Where You Belong in?
G major, at about 92 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Don’t Forget Where You Belong?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Don’t Forget Where You Belong 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.