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How to play The Best Thing For You on piano
Written by Irving Berlin
- C major
- 4/4
- 160 BPM
- 1950
- Easy
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Learn The Best Thing For You in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: B7 – Em – Edim – Dm
How it goes
The Best Thing For You sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: B7 is B, D#, F# and A; Em is E, G and B; Edim is E, G and Bb; Dm is D, F and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
B7VII7EmiiiEdimiii°Dmii- B7B · D# · F# · A
- EmE · G · B
- EdimE · G · Bb
- DmD · F · A
- 2
Left hand: Stair steps
How it goes
Three notes climb up the chord in the island rhythm. Musicians call it broken chord 1-3-5 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 438 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Soft chords
How it goes
Soft chords on beats 1, 3 and 4. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 160 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: C – F – C
How it goes
The last chords are I – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CFC- CC · E · G
- FF · A · C
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Questions about The Best Thing For You
What chords are in The Best Thing For You?
The loop is B7 – Em – Edim – Dm (VII7 – iii – iiio – ii) in C major, and the song ends on C – F – C.
What key is The Best Thing For You in?
C major, at about 160 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in The Best Thing For You?
Stair steps: broken chord 1-3-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The Best Thing For You easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.