Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play On My Own on piano
- D major
- 4/4
- 60 BPM
- 1980
- Medium
Learn On My Own in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: D – Em7 – D – F#m – Bm – E7 – A – C#m
On My Own sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 8 chords: D is D, F# and A; Em7 is E, G, B and D; F#m is F#, A and C#; Bm is B, D and F#; E7 is E, G#, B and D; A is A, C# and E; C#m is C#, E and G#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DIEm7ii7DIF#miiiBmviE7II7AVC#mvii- DD · F# · A
- Em7E · G · B · D
- F#mF# · A · C#
- BmB · D · F#
- E7E · G# · B · D
- AA · C# · E
- C#mC# · E · G#
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Left hand: Giant steps
A full chord on every beat, low and heavy, like a giant walking. Musicians call it lh chords (left-hand chords), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Sleigh bells
A high note and two quick chords in a short bar, jingling along. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 60 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: G – A – D
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GAD- GG · B · D
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Questions about On My Own
What chords are in On My Own?
The loop is D – Em7 – D – F#m – Bm – E7 – A – C#m (I – ii7 – I – iii – vi – II7 – V – vii) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is On My Own in?
D major, at about 60 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in On My Own?
Giant steps: lh chords, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is On My Own 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 On My Own?
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.