Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play To Be With You on piano
Written by Eric Martin & David Grahame
- E major
- 4/4
- 80 BPM
- I–IV–V–I loop
- 1991
- Medium
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Learn To Be With You in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: E – A – B – E
How it goes
To Be With You sits in E major: E is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: E is E, G# and B; A is A, C# and E; B is B, D# and F#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EIAIVBVEI- EE · G# · B
- AA · C# · E
- BB · D# · F#
- 2
Left hand: Hammering bass
How it goes
The same note hammered on every quick beat, dipping only at the end. Musicians call it broken chord 8-8 (broken chord), a medium pattern heard in 280 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Sprint-and-stop chords
How it goes
Four quick chords in the first half, then a calm, empty second half. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 80 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
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Questions about To Be With You
What chords are in To Be With You?
The loop is E – A – B – E (I – IV – V – I) in E major, and the song ends on A – B – E.
What key is To Be With You in?
E major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in To Be With You?
Hammering bass: broken chord 8-8, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is To Be With 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.