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How to play Who You’d Be Today on piano

By Kenny Chesney

  • D major
  • 2/2
  • 152 BPM
  • Easy
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Left hand Lazy footstepsRight hand Run-up chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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Learn Who You’d Be Today in 5 steps

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

  1. 1

    Chords: D – G – D – G

    How it goes

    Who You’d Be Today sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D is D, F# and A; G is G, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.

    DIGIVDIGIV
    • DD · F# · A
    • GG · B · D
  2. 2

    Left hand: Lazy footsteps

    How it goes

    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. 3

    Right hand: Run-up chords

    How it goes

    Four steady chords plus a quick extra one leading into the next bar. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.

  4. 4

    Both hands at 152 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. 5

    Ending: D – G – D

    How it goes

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

    DGD

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Questions about Who You’d Be Today

What chords are in Who You’d Be Today?

The loop is D – G – D – G (I – IV5 – I – IV5) in D major, and the song ends on D – G – D.

What key is Who You’d Be Today in?

D major, at about 152 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Who You’d Be Today?

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

Is Who You’d Be Today 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.