Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play Let There Be You on piano
By Dave Cavanaugh
- C major
- 4/4
- 88 BPM
- I–biiio–ii–V7 loop
- 1956
- Medium
Learn Let There Be You in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: C – D#dim – Dm – G7
Let There Be You sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C is C, E and G; D#dim is D#, F# and A; Dm is D, F and A; G7 is G, B, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CID#dimbiii°DmiiG7V7- CC · E · G
- D#dimD# · F# · A
- DmD · F · A
- G7G · B · D · F
- 2
Left hand: Open sky
Root, fifth, then a high third: open and airy, the sound of a big sky. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-10 (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 918 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 88 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: F – G – C
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGC- FF · A · C
- GG · B · D
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Questions about Let There Be You
What chords are in Let There Be You?
The loop is C – D#dim – Dm – G7 (I – biiio – ii – V7) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is Let There Be You in?
C major, at about 88 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Let There Be You?
Open sky: open arpeggio 1-5-10, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Let There Be 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.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.