How About You? Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn How About You? in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

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Chords: D7 – G – D7 – G
How About You? sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D7 is D, F#, A and C; G is G, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
D7V7GID7V7GI
- D7D · F# · A · C
- GG · B · D
414 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Lazy seesaw
A low note, a higher one, a gap, then the higher one again. Musicians call it root–fifth 1-5-5 (root–fifth bass), an easy pattern heard in 520 songs of the library.
Lazy seesawRoot–fifth bass · Bossa novaLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Push-and-land chords
A push just before beat 3, then two calm landings. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Push-and-land chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 130 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: G – D – G
The last chords are I – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GDG
- DD · F# · A

What chords are in How About You??

The loop is D7 – G – D7 – G (V7 – I – V7 – I) in G major, and the song ends on G – D – G.

What key is How About You? in?

G major, at about 130 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in How About You??

Lazy seesaw: root–fifth 1-5-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is How About You? easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.