Piano chords · Blues & boogie
How to play The Song Is You on piano
- C major
- 4/4
- 90 BPM
- 1932
- Medium
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Learn The Song Is You in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: C – Cdim – Dm – G7
How it goes
The Song Is You sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C is C, E and G; Cdim is C, Eb and Gb; Dm is D, F and A; G7 is G, B, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CICdimi°DmiiG7V7- CC · E · G
- CdimC · Eb · Gb
- DmD · F · A
- G7G · B · D · F
- 2
Left hand: Jazz walk
How it goes
One note per beat, strolling like a jazz bassist. Musicians call it walking bass (walking bass), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pumping chords
How it goes
A chord on every eighth note, driving the song forward. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 90 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: Dm – G7 – C
How it goes
The last chords are ii – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DmG7C
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Questions about The Song Is You
What chords are in The Song Is You?
The loop is C – Cdim – Dm – G7 (I – io – ii – V7) in C major, and the song ends on Dm – G7 – C.
What key is The Song Is You in?
C major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in The Song Is You?
Jazz walk: walking bass, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The Song Is You 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.