Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play Just Give Me A Reason on piano
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- G major
- 4/4
- 96 BPM
- 2012
- Medium
Learn Just Give Me A Reason in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: G – D – Em – Bm – C – C – D7
Just Give Me A Reason sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 7 chords: G is G, B and D; D is D, F# and A; Em is E, G and B; Bm is B, D and F#; C is C, E and G; D7 is D, F#, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GIDVEmviBmiiiCIVCIVD7V7- GG · B · D
- DD · F# · A
- EmE · G · B
- BmB · D · F#
- CC · E · G
- D7D · F# · A · C
- 2
Left hand: Marching giant
Thick three-note chords on every beat, rocking between two shapes. Musicians call it lh triads (left-hand chords), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pumping chords
A chord on every eighth note, driving the song forward. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 96 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: G – Am – G
The last chords are I – ii – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GAmG- AmA · C · E
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Questions about Just Give Me A Reason
What chords are in Just Give Me A Reason?
The loop is G – D – Em – Bm – C – C – D7 (I – V – vi – iii – IV – V7 – I) in G major, and the song ends on G – Am – G.
What key is Just Give Me A Reason in?
G major, at about 96 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Just Give Me A Reason?
Marching giant: lh triads, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Just Give Me A Reason easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 7 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of Just Give Me A Reason?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part 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.