Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play Don’t Leave Me Alone on piano
Written by David Guetta, Linus Wiklund & others
- G major
- 4/4
- 130 BPM
- I–ii–vi–IV loop
- 2018
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Learn Don’t Leave Me Alone in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: G – Am – Em – C
How it goes
Don’t Leave Me Alone sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; Am is A, C and E; Em is E, G and B; C is C, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GIAmiiEmviCIV- GG · B · D
- AmA · C · E
- EmE · G · B
- CC · E · G
- 2
Left hand: Lub-dub heartbeat
How it goes
Two quick beats, a pause, two quick beats: just like a real heart. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 1& · 3 · 3& (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 294 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Ticking clock
How it goes
One high note repeated on every quick beat: tick, tick, tick. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 130 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: C – D – G
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CDG- DD · F# · A
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Questions about Don’t Leave Me Alone
What chords are in Don’t Leave Me Alone?
The loop is G – Am – Em – C (I – ii – vi – IV) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is Don’t Leave Me Alone in?
G major, at about 130 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Don’t Leave Me Alone?
Lub-dub heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 1& · 3 · 3&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Don’t Leave Me Alone 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.