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Piano chords · Pop heartbeat

How to play When You Find The One on piano

By Melissa Etheridge

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Left hand Pop heartbeatThe right hand sings the tuneChords the loop the song repeats most

Learn When You Find The One in 5 steps

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

  1. 1

    Chords: G – C – G – C

    When You Find The One sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; C is C, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.

    GICIVGICIV
    • GG · B · D
    • CC · E · G
    782 songs go round the same chords
  2. 2

    Left hand: Pop heartbeat

    Long, short, long: the heartbeat under a thousand pop songs. Musicians call it root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.

  3. 3

    Right hand: the chords, held

    In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.

  4. 4

    Both hands at 96 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. 5

    Ending: C – D – G

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

    CDG
    • DD · F# · A

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Questions about When You Find The One

What chords are in When You Find The One?

The loop is G – C – G – C (I – IV – I – IV) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.

What key is When You Find The One in?

G major, at about 96 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in When You Find The One?

Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is When You Find The One 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.