Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play Without You on piano
- G major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- Medium
Learn Without You in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Eb – Am – D7 – G
Without You sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Am is A, C and E; D7 is D, F#, A and C; G is G, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EbbVIAmiiD7V7GI- EbEb · G · Bb
- AmA · C · E
- D7D · F# · A · C
- GG · B · D
- 2
Left hand: Sleepy heartbeat
One long note, then a soft double tap in the second half. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 3 · 3& (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 314 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Snowfall
Three notes from the top keep falling, soft and steady like snow. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 100 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: C – D – G
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 Without You
What chords are in Without You?
The loop is Eb – Am – D7 – G (bVI – ii – V7 – I) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is Without You in?
G major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Without You?
Sleepy heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 3 · 3&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Without You easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.