The Best Of Me Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn The Best Of Me in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: E – C#m – A – F#m
How it goes
The Best Of Me sits in E major: E is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: E is E, G# and B; C#m is C#, E and G#; A is A, C# and E; F#m is F#, A and C#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EIC#mviAIVF#mii
- EE · G# · B
- C#mC# · E · G#
- AA · C# · E
- F#mF# · A · C#
20 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Busy-bee pulse
How it goes
Busy and bouncy, with pushes before beat 3 and at the very end. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4 · 4& (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 176 songs of the library.
Busy-bee pulseRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handMedium
3
Right hand: Double-clap chords
How it goes
Quick double claps on beats 2 and 4, leaving beats 1 and 3 empty. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Double-clap chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 100 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: A – B – E
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
ABE
- BB · D# · F#

What chords are in The Best Of Me?

The loop is E – C#m – A – F#m (I – vi – IV – ii) in E major, and the song ends on A – B – E.

What key is The Best Of Me in?

E major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in The Best Of Me?

Busy-bee pulse: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4 · 4&, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is The Best Of Me 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.