Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play We Weren’t Born To Follow on piano
By Bon Jovi
- C major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- Medium
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Learn We Weren’t Born To Follow in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: G – F – C – G
How it goes
We Weren’t Born To Follow sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; F is F, A and C; C is C, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GVFIVCIGV- GG · B · D
- FF · A · C
- CC · E · G
- 2
Left hand: Engine 8ths
How it goes
The lowest note on every eighth: the engine of rock. Musicians call it root bass · 8ths (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Steady chords
How it goes
A full chord on every beat, steady and simple. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 120 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: F – G – C
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGC
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Questions about We Weren’t Born To Follow
What chords are in We Weren’t Born To Follow?
The loop is G – F – C – G (V5 – IV5 – I5 – V5) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is We Weren’t Born To Follow in?
C major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in We Weren’t Born To Follow?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is We Weren’t Born To Follow 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.