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How to play My Best Friend on piano
Written by Joel Houston & Marty Sampson
- C major
- 4/4
- 108 BPM
- I–V–IV–V loop
- 2000
- Medium
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Learn My Best Friend in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: C – G – F – G
How it goes
My Best Friend sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C is C, E and G; G is G, B and D; F is F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CIGVFIVGV- CC · E · G
- GG · B · D
- FF · A · C
- 2
Left hand: Knock-knock footsteps
How it goes
Step, then a quick knock-knock, a pause, and one last step. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 471 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pumping chords
How it goes
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 108 BPM
How it goes
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
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGC
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Questions about My Best Friend
What chords are in My Best Friend?
The loop is C – G – F – G (I – V – IV – V) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is My Best Friend in?
C major, at about 108 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in My Best Friend?
Knock-knock footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is My Best Friend 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.