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Piano chords · Slow dance ’50s

How to play Never Enough on piano

By One Direction

  • G major
  • 12/8
  • 160 BPM
  • 2015
  • Easy
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Left hand Slow-dance heartbeatThe right hand sings the tuneChords from the chord symbols in the score

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Learn Never Enough in 5 steps

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

  1. 1

    Chords: D – Em – C – D – C – D – Em

    How it goes

    Never Enough sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 7 chords: D is D, F# and A; Em is E, G and B; C is C, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.

    DVEmviCIVDVCIVDVEmvi
    • DD · F# · A
    • EmE · G · B
    • CC · E · G
    55 songs go round the same chords
  2. 2

    Left hand: Slow-dance heartbeat

    How it goes

    Four slow, deep beats under a swaying fifties ballad. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 (12/8) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 134 songs of the library.

    Slow-dance heartbeatRoot bass rhythm · 50s doo-wopLeft handEasy
  3. 3

    Right hand: the chords, held

    How it goes

    In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.

  4. 4

    Both hands at 160 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. 5

    Ending: C – D – G

    How it goes

    The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.

    CDG
    • GG · B · D

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Questions about Never Enough

What chords are in Never Enough?

The loop is D – Em – C – D – C – D – Em (V – vi – IV – V – IV – V – vi) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.

What key is Never Enough in?

G major, at about 160 beats a minute in 12/8.

What does the left hand play in Never Enough?

Slow-dance heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 (12/8), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Never Enough easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 7 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Can I hear the real melody of Never Enough?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.

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