Piano chords · Dreamy ballad

How to play Namely You on piano

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Learn Namely You in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Gm – Cm – F7 – Bb
Namely You sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Gm is G, Bb and D; Cm is C, Eb and G; F7 is F, A, C and Eb; Bb is Bb, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GmviCmiiF7V7BbI
- GmG · Bb · D
- CmC · Eb · G
- F7F · A · C · Eb
- BbBb · D · F
35 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Three-step climb
Root, fifth, octave, then let it ring. Musicians call it broken chord 1-5-8 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Three-step climbBroken chord · BalladLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Pausing chords
Three steady chords, then beat 4 left empty to breathe. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Pausing chordsBlock chords · ClassicalRight handEasy
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Both hands at 100 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: Cm – F7 – Bb
The last chords are ii – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CmF7Bb

What chords are in Namely You?

The loop is Gm – Cm – F7 – Bb (vi – ii – V7 – I) in Bb major, and the song ends on Cm – F7 – Bb.

What key is Namely You in?

Bb major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Namely You?

Three-step climb: broken chord 1-5-8, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Namely You easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.