Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play Gone on piano
By Lawson
- F major
- 4/4
- 128 BPM
- 2012
- Medium
Learn Gone in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Dm7 – Bbmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – F
Gone sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Dm7 is D, F, A and C; Bbmaj7 is Bb, D, F and A; F is F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Dm7vi7Bbmaj7IVmaj7Bbmaj7IVmaj7FI- Dm7D · F · A · C
- Bbmaj7Bb · D · F · A
- FF · A · C
- 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: Rooftop rain
A chord, then one high note pattering again and again like rain. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 128 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: Dm – Bb – F
The last chords are vi – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DmBbF- DmD · F · A
- BbBb · D · F
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Questions about Gone
What chords are in Gone?
The loop is Dm7 – Bbmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – F (vi7 – IVmaj7 – I – vi7) in F major, and the song ends on Dm – Bb – F.
What key is Gone in?
F major, at about 128 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Gone?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Gone 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.
Can I hear the real melody of Gone?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.