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How to play Maybe on piano
- G major
- 4/4
- 118 BPM
- Medium
Learn Maybe in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: A7 – C – G – A7
Maybe sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: A7 is A, C#, E and G; C is C, E and G; G is G, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
A7II7CIVGIA7II7- A7A · C# · E · G
- CC · E · G
- GG · B · D
- 2
Left hand: Jogging footsteps
A calm start, then quick jogging notes through the middle of the bar. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 3& · 4 (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 159 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Offbeat skank
Chords only on the “and”: reggae and swing. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 118 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: C – D – G
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CDG- DD · F# · A
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Questions about Maybe
What chords are in Maybe?
The loop is A7 – C – G – A7 (II7 – IV – I – II7) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is Maybe in?
G major, at about 118 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Maybe?
Jogging footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 3& · 4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Maybe 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.