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How to play Gone on piano
By U2
- F major
- 4/4
- 88 BPM
- 1997
- Medium
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Learn Gone in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bbm – Ebsus4 – Eb – Bbm
How it goes
Gone sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bbm is Bb, Db and F; Ebsus4 is Eb, Ab and Bb; Eb is Eb, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbmivEbsus4bVIIsus4EbbVIIBbmiv- BbmBb · Db · F
- Ebsus4Eb · Ab · Bb
- EbEb · G · Bb
- 2
Left hand: Power fifths
How it goes
Root and fifth together: big and bold. Musicians call it lh power fifths (left-hand chords), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Twinkle
How it goes
Two notes twinkling back and forth. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 88 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: Bb – C – F
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCF- BbBb · D · F
- CC · E · G
- FF · A · C
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Questions about Gone
What chords are in Gone?
The loop is Bbm – Ebsus4 – Eb – Bbm (iv – bVIIsus – bVII – iv) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is Gone in?
F major, at about 88 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Gone?
Power fifths: lh power fifths, 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.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.