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How to play We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together on piano
By Taylor Swift
- G major
- 4/4
- 90 BPM
- 2012
- Tricky
Learn We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
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Chords: Csus4 – G – Dsus4 – Em – Csus4 – G – Dsus4 – Em
We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 8 chords: Csus4 is C, F and G; G is G, B and D; Dsus4 is D, G and A; Em is E, G and B. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Csus4IVsus4GIDsus4Vsus4EmviCsus4IVsus4GIDsus4Vsus4Emvi- Csus4C · F · G
- GG · B · D
- Dsus4D · G · A
- EmE · G · B
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Left hand: Thunder tremolo
An octave shaking fast: thunder and suspense. Musicians call it octave tremolo (tremolo), a tricky pattern heard in 150 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: the chords, held
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
- 4
Both hands at 90 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.
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Ending: C – D – G
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CDG- CC · E · G
- DD · F# · A
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Questions about We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
What chords are in We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together?
The loop is Csus4 – G – Dsus4 – Em – Csus4 – G – Dsus4 – Em (IVsus4 – I – Vsus4 – vi – IVsus4 – I – Vsus4 – vi) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together in?
G major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together?
Thunder tremolo: octave tremolo, a tricky pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together easy to play on piano?
It is a tricky one: learn the 8 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the intro of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.