Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play No One Like You on piano
- G major
- 4/4
- 88 BPM
- 2003
- Medium
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Learn No One Like You in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: G – Dsus4 – Em7 – Csus4 – G – Dsus4 – Em7 – Csus4
How it goes
No One Like You sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 8 chords: G is G, B and D; Dsus4 is D, G and A; Em7 is E, G, B and D; Csus4 is C, F and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GIDsus4Vsus4Em7vi7Csus4IVsus4GIDsus4Vsus4Em7vi7Csus4IVsus4- GG · B · D
- Dsus4D · G · A
- Em7E · G · B · D
- Csus4C · F · G
- 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.
- 3
Right hand: Double island chords
How it goes
The island rhythm squeezed in twice per bar: quick and dancy. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 88 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: Em – C – G
How it goes
The last chords are vi – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EmCG- EmE · G · B
- CC · E · G
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Questions about No One Like You
What chords are in No One Like You?
The loop is G – Dsus4 – Em7 – Csus4 – G – Dsus4 – Em7 – Csus4 (I – Vsus4 – vi7 – IVsus4 – I – Vsus4 – vi7 – IVsus4) in G major, and the song ends on Em – C – G.
What key is No One Like You in?
G major, at about 88 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in No One Like You?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is No One Like You easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 8 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of No One Like You?
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.