Piano chords · Pop heartbeat

How to play We’ll Meet Again on piano

By Katherine Jenkins

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Learn We’ll Meet Again in 5 steps

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

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Chords: D – Bm7 – F# – F#m – B – G – C – B7
We’ll Meet Again sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 8 chords: D is D, F# and A; Bm7 is B, D, F# and A; F# is F#, A# and C#; F#m is F#, A and C#; B is B, D# and F#; G is G, B and D; C is C, E and G; B7 is B, D#, F# and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DIBm7vi7F#IIIF#miiiBVIGIVCbVIIB7VI7
- DD · F# · A
- Bm7B · D · F# · A
- F#F# · A# · C#
- F#mF# · A · C#
- BB · D# · F#
- GG · B · D
- CC · E · G
- B7B · D# · F# · A
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Left hand: Lazy footsteps
One long low note, then two calm steps to finish the bar. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 3 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Lazy footstepsRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Soft chords
Soft chords on beats 1, 3 and 4. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Soft chordsBlock chords · BalladRight handEasy
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Both hands at 92 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: G – A7 – D
The last chords are IV – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GA7D
- A7A · C# · E · G

What chords are in We’ll Meet Again?

The loop is D – Bm7 – F# – F#m – B – G – C – B7 (I – vi7 – III – iii – VI – IV – bVII – VI7) in D major, and the song ends on G – A7 – D.

What key is We’ll Meet Again in?

D major, at about 92 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in We’ll Meet Again?

Lazy footsteps: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is We’ll Meet Again easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 8 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Can I hear the real melody of We’ll Meet Again?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune 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.