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How to play I Need You on piano
By Relient K
- E major
- 4/4
- 160 BPM
- 2007
- Easy
Learn I Need You in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: E – A – B – C#
I Need You sits in E major: E is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: E is E, G# and B; A is A, C# and E; B is B, D# and F#; C# is C#, E# and G#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EIAIVBVC#VI- EE · G# · B
- AA · C# · E
- BB · D# · F#
- C#C# · E# · G#
- 2
Left hand: Run-up footsteps
Four steady steps plus a quick extra one that leads into the next bar. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 4& (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 581 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Push chords
Two quick chords and a push just before beat 3, then space. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 160 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: A – B – E
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
ABE
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Questions about I Need You
What chords are in I Need You?
The loop is E – A – B – C# (I – IV – V – VI5) in E major, and the song ends on A – B – E.
What key is I Need You in?
E major, at about 160 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Need You?
Run-up footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 4&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Need 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.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.