Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play To Know You on piano
- E major
- 4/4
- 76 BPM
- 2009
- Medium
Learn To Know You in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: F#m – C#m – E – Bsus4
To Know You sits in E major: E is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F#m is F#, A and C#; C#m is C#, E and G#; E is E, G# and B; Bsus4 is B, E and F#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
F#miiC#mviEIBsus4Vsus4- F#mF# · A · C#
- C#mC# · E · G#
- EE · G# · B
- Bsus4B · E · F#
- 2
Left hand: Eager heartbeat
Jumps in early on the “and” before beat 3, like it can’t wait. Musicians call it root bass · pop push 1 · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 403 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pumping chords
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 76 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: A – B – E
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
ABE- AA · C# · E
- BB · D# · F#
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Questions about To Know You
What chords are in To Know You?
The loop is F#m – C#m – E – Bsus4 (ii – vi – I – Vsus) in E major, and the song ends on A – B – E.
What key is To Know You in?
E major, at about 76 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in To Know You?
Eager heartbeat: root bass · pop push 1 · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is To Know 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.