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How to play Where Are You? on piano
By Bob Dylan
- E major
- 4/4
- 74 BPM
- Easy
Learn Where Are You? in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: F#m – B – E – C#m
Where Are You? sits in E major: E is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F#m is F#, A and C#; B is B, D# and F#; E is E, G# and B; C#m is C#, E and G#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
F#miiBVEIC#mvi- F#mF# · A · C#
- BB · D# · F#
- EE · G# · B
- C#mC# · E · G#
- 2
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.
- 3
Right hand: Hopscotch chords
Chord, chord, skip beat 3, chord: hopping over a square. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 74 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: F#m – B – E
The last chords are ii – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
F#mBE
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Questions about Where Are You?
What chords are in Where Are You??
The loop is F#m – B – E – C#m (ii – V – I – vi) in E major, and the song ends on F#m – B – E.
What key is Where Are You? in?
E major, at about 74 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Where Are You??
Lazy footsteps: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Where Are You? 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.