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How to play We Go Together (from Grease) on piano

By John Travolta

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Left hand Stair stepsRight hand Freeze-tag chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

Learn We Go Together (from Grease) in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

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    Chords: Bb – Gm – Eb – F

    We Go Together (from Grease) sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb is Bb, D and F; Gm is G, Bb and D; Eb is Eb, G and Bb; F is F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.

    BbIGmviEbIVFV
    • BbBb · D · F
    • GmG · Bb · D
    • EbEb · G · Bb
    • FF · A · C
    95 songs go round the same chords
  2. 2

    Left hand: Stair steps

    Three notes climb up the chord in the island rhythm. Musicians call it broken chord 1-3-5 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 438 songs of the library.

  3. 3

    Right hand: Freeze-tag chords

    Chord, chord-and, then freeze for the rest of the bar. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.

  4. 4

    Both hands at 140 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: Eb – F – Bb

    The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.

    EbFBb

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Questions about We Go Together (from Grease)

What chords are in We Go Together (from Grease)?

The loop is Bb – Gm – Eb – F (I – vi – IV – V) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.

What key is We Go Together (from Grease) in?

Bb major, at about 140 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in We Go Together (from Grease)?

Stair steps: broken chord 1-3-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is We Go Together (from Grease) 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.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.