Next To Me Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Next To Me in 5 steps

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

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Chords: C – Am – Bm7 – C – Am – B7
Next To Me sits in A minor: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 6 chords: C is C, E and G; Am is A, C and E; Bm7 is B, D, F# and A; B7 is B, D#, F# and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CIIIAmiBm7ii7CIIIAmiB7II7
- CC · E · G
- AmA · C · E
- Bm7B · D · F# · A
- B7B · D# · F# · A
17 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Engine 8ths
The lowest note on every eighth: the engine of rock. Musicians call it root bass · 8ths (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Engine 8thsRoot bass rhythm · RockLeft handMedium
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Right hand: Pumping chords
A chord on every eighth note, driving the song forward. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Pumping chordsPumping 8ths · RockRight handMedium
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Both hands at 95 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: F#m – E – A
The last chords are vi – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
F#mEA
- F#mF# · A · C#
- EE · G# · B
- AA · C# · E

What chords are in Next To Me?

The loop is C – Am – Bm7 – C – Am – B7 (III – i – ii7 – III – i – II7) in A minor, and the song ends on F#m – E – A.

What key is Next To Me in?

A minor, at about 95 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Next To Me?

Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Next To Me easy to play on piano?

It is a medium one: learn the 6 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.

Can I hear the real melody of Next To Me?

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