Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play Everything on piano
Written by Lauren Daigle, Jason Ingram & others
- C major
- 4/4
- 60 BPM
- 2018
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Learn Everything in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: F – C – Em – Am
How it goes
Everything sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; C is C, E and G; Em is E, G and B; Am is A, C and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FIVCIEmiiiAmvi- FF · A · C
- CC · E · G
- EmE · G · B
- AmA · C · E
- 2
Left hand: Galloping heartbeat
How it goes
Ta-DUM, ta-DUM: quick pickups into beats 2 and 4, like hooves. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 3 · 3a · 4 (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 115 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: the chords, held
How it goes
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 60 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: Am – F – C
How it goes
The last chords are vi – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AmFC
Play next
Questions about Everything
What chords are in Everything?
The loop is F – C – Em – Am (IV – I – iii – vi) in C major, and the song ends on Am – F – C.
What key is Everything in?
C major, at about 60 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Everything?
Galloping heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 3 · 3a · 4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Everything 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.