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How to play We’re All Alone on piano
Written by Boz Skaggs
- G major
- 4/4
- 75 BPM
- 1976
- Easy
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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: G – B7 – Em – G7
How it goes
We’re All Alone sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; B7 is B, D#, F# and A; Em is E, G and B; G7 is G, B, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GIB7III7EmviG7I7- GG · B · D
- B7B · D# · F# · A
- EmE · G · B
- G7G · B · D · F
- 2
Left hand: Walking roots
How it goes
One low note on every beat, steady as walking feet. Musicians call it root bass · quarters (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Marching chords
How it goes
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 75 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: C – D – G
How it goes
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’re All Alone
What chords are in We’re All Alone?
The loop is G – B7 – Em – G7 (I – III7 – vi – I7) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is We’re All Alone in?
G major, at about 75 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in We’re All Alone?
Walking roots: root bass · quarters, 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.