Piano chords · Rock drive

How to play No One on piano

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Learn No One in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: Bb – Bb7 – Cm – Ab – Eb
How it goes
No One sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 5 chords: Bb is Bb, D and F; Bb7 is Bb, D, F and Ab; Cm is C, Eb and G; Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Eb is Eb, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbVBb7V7CmviAbIVEbI
- BbBb · D · F
- Bb7Bb · D · F · Ab
- CmC · Eb · G
- AbAb · C · Eb
- EbEb · G · Bb
266 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Engine 8ths
How it goes
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
3
Right hand: Steady chords
How it goes
A full chord on every beat, steady and simple. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Steady chordsBlock chords · PopRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 84 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: Cm – Ab – Eb
How it goes
The last chords are vi – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CmAbEb

What chords are in No One?

The loop is Bb – Bb7 – Cm – Ab – Eb (V – V7 – vi – IV – I) in Eb major, and the song ends on Cm – Ab – Eb.

What key is No One in?

Eb major, at about 84 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in No One?

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

Is No One easy to play on piano?

It is a medium one: learn the 5 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.

Can I hear the real melody of No One?

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

Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.