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How to play Only You (And You Alone) on piano
By The Platters
- Ab major
- 4/4
- 81 BPM
- 1955
- Medium
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Learn Only You (And You Alone) in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Ab – C7 – Fm – Ab7
How it goes
Only You (And You Alone) sits in Ab major: Ab is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Ab is Ab, C and Eb; C7 is C, E, G and Bb; Fm is F, Ab and C; Ab7 is Ab, C, Eb and Gb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AbIC7III7FmviAb7I7- AbAb · C · Eb
- C7C · E · G · Bb
- FmF · Ab · C
- Ab7Ab · C · Eb · Gb
- 2
Left hand: Hurrying footsteps
How it goes
Calm steps in the first half, then twice as fast to the end. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4 · 4& (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 642 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Bouncy-ball chords
How it goes
One chord, then chords bouncing on every “and”, like a ball. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 81 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: Db – Eb – Ab
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DbEbAb- DbDb · F · Ab
- EbEb · G · Bb
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Questions about Only You (And You Alone)
What chords are in Only You (And You Alone)?
The loop is Ab – C7 – Fm – Ab7 (I – III7 – vi – I7) in Ab major, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Ab.
What key is Only You (And You Alone) in?
Ab major, at about 81 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Only You (And You Alone)?
Hurrying footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4 · 4&, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Only You (And You Alone) easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.