Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play Here For You on piano
By Chris Tomlin
- Db major
- 4/4
- 85 BPM
- IV–I–vi–IV loop
- 2011
- Medium
Learn Here For You in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Gb – Db – Bbm – Gb
Here For You sits in Db major: Db is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Gb is Gb, Bb and Db; Db is Db, F and Ab; Bbm is Bb, Db and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GbIVDbIBbmviGbIV- GbGb · Bb · Db
- DbDb · F · Ab
- BbmBb · Db · F
- 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: Hurrying chords
Calm chords in the first half, then twice as fast to the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 85 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.
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Ending: Bbm – Gb – Db
The last chords are vi – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbmGbDb
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Questions about Here For You
What chords are in Here For You?
The loop is Gb – Db – Bbm – Gb (IV – I – vi – IV) in Db major, and the song ends on Bbm – Gb – Db.
What key is Here For You in?
Db major, at about 85 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Here For You?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Here For You 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 Here For You?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the intro of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.