Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play Never Be Alone on piano
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- G minor
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- i–bVI–bIII–bVII loop
- Medium
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Learn Never Be Alone in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Gm – Eb – Bb – F
How it goes
Never Be Alone sits in G minor: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Gm is G, Bb and D; Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Bb is Bb, D and F; F is F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GmiEbVIBbIIIFVII- GmG · Bb · D
- EbEb · G · Bb
- BbBb · D · F
- FF · A · C
- 2
Left hand: Bumblebee buzz
How it goes
Two low notes buzz back and forth on quick, even beats. Musicians call it broken chord 1-3 (broken chord), a medium pattern heard in 160 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Offbeat skank
How it goes
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 100 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: Eb – F – Gm
How it goes
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbFGm
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Questions about Never Be Alone
What chords are in Never Be Alone?
The loop is Gm – Eb – Bb – F (i – bVI – bIII – bVII) in G minor, and the song ends on Eb – F – Gm.
What key is Never Be Alone in?
G minor, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Never Be Alone?
Bumblebee buzz: broken chord 1-3, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Never Be Alone 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.