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How to play I Know You on piano
By Skylar Grey
- A major
- 4/4
- 140 BPM
- 2015
- Medium
Learn I Know You in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: D – A – F# – E
I Know You sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D is D, F# and A; A is A, C# and E; F# is F#, A# and C#; E is E, G# and B. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DIVAIF#VIEV- DD · F# · A
- AA · C# · E
- F#F# · A# · C#
- EE · G# · B
- 2
Left hand: Push and land
A push just before beat 3, then two calm landings. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Ticking clock
One high note repeated on every quick beat: tick, tick, tick. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 140 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: D – E – A
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DEA
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Questions about I Know You
What chords are in I Know You?
The loop is D – A – F# – E (IV – I – VI – V) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.
What key is I Know You in?
A major, at about 140 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Know You?
Push and land: root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Know 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 I Know You?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the repeating figure of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.