Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play We’re All Alone on piano
By Boz Scaggs
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 90 BPM
- Easy
Learn We’re All Alone in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: D7 – Gm – Bb7 – Eb
We’re All Alone sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D7 is D, F#, A and C; Gm is G, Bb and D; Bb7 is Bb, D, F and Ab; Eb is Eb, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
D7III7GmviBb7I7EbIV- D7D · F# · A · C
- GmG · Bb · D
- Bb7Bb · D · F · Ab
- EbEb · G · Bb
- 2
Left hand: Rock hop
Low, high, a quick double, then high again: a hopping rock bass. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 809 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Marching chords
Two chords per bar, left-right, like a happy little march. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 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.
- 5
Ending: Cm – Eb – Bb
The last chords are ii – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CmEbBb- CmC · Eb · G
- BbBb · D · F
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Questions about We’re All Alone
What chords are in We’re All Alone?
The loop is D7 – Gm – Bb7 – Eb (III7 – vi – I7 – IV) in Bb major, and the song ends on Cm – Eb – Bb.
What key is We’re All Alone in?
Bb major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in We’re All Alone?
Rock hop: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is We’re All Alone 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.