It's No Good To Be Alone Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn It's No Good To Be Alone in 5 steps

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

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Chords: G – D – A – Bm
It's No Good To Be Alone sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; D is D, F# and A; A is A, C# and E; Bm is B, D and F#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GIVDIAVBmvi
- GG · B · D
- DD · F# · A
- AA · C# · E
- BmB · D · F#
141 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Excited heartbeat
Lots of quick notes with a tiny skip before beat 3: full of energy. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 1& · 2 · 2a · 3 · 3& · 4 (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 81 songs of the library.
Excited heartbeatRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handMedium
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Right hand: the chords, held
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
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Both hands at 84 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 – A – D
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GAD

What chords are in It's No Good To Be Alone?

The loop is G – D – A – Bm (IV – I – V – vi) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.

What key is It's No Good To Be Alone in?

D major, at about 84 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in It's No Good To Be Alone?

Excited heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 1& · 2 · 2a · 3 · 3& · 4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is It's No Good To Be Alone 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.