Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play Everytime You Go Away on piano
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- F major
- 4/4
- 80 BPM
- I–IV–Vsus–V loop
- Medium
Learn Everytime You Go Away in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: F – Bb – Csus4 – C
Everytime You Go Away sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; Bb is Bb, D and F; Csus4 is C, F and G; C is C, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FIBbIVCsus4Vsus4CV- FF · A · C
- BbBb · D · F
- Csus4C · F · G
- CC · E · G
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Left hand: Double-skip footsteps
Steady steps with two quick skips, one mid-bar and one at the end. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4 · 4& (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 397 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Heartbeat chords
Long, short, long: chords on the pop heartbeat, then a rest. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 80 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: Gm – C – F
The last chords are ii – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GmCF- GmG · Bb · D
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Questions about Everytime You Go Away
What chords are in Everytime You Go Away?
The loop is F – Bb – Csus4 – C (I – IV – Vsus – V) in F major, and the song ends on Gm – C – F.
What key is Everytime You Go Away in?
F major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Everytime You Go Away?
Double-skip footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4 · 4&, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Everytime You Go Away 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.