The Song Is You Piano Chords & Patterns

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: G7 – C – Dm – G7
The Song Is You sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G7 is G, B, D and F; C is C, E and G; Dm is D, F and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
G7V7CIDmiiG7V7
- G7G · B · D · F
- CC · E · G
- DmD · F · A
49 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Island zigzag
A jump up, then down past the start, in the three-three-two rhythm. Musicians call it broken chord 8-12-5 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 302 songs of the library.
Island zigzagBroken chord · BalladLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Pausing chords
Three steady chords, then beat 4 left empty to breathe. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Pausing chordsBlock chords · ClassicalRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 160 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.
5
Ending: F – G – C
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGC
- FF · A · C
- GG · B · D

What chords are in The Song Is You?

The loop is G7 – C – Dm – G7 (V7 – I – ii – V7) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.

What key is The Song Is You in?

C major, at about 160 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in The Song Is You?

Island zigzag: broken chord 8-12-5, 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?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.