Piano chords · Dreamy ballad

How to play Yearn on piano

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Learn Yearn in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: G – C – G – Am
Yearn sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; C is C, E and G; Am is A, C and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GVCIGVAmvi
- GG · B · D
- CC · E · G
- AmA · C · E
31 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Gentle rocking
Root, fifth, octave, fifth: the gentle rocking under countless pop ballads. Musicians call it broken chord 1-5-8-5 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 696 songs of the library.
Gentle rockingBroken chord · BalladLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Soft chords
Soft chords on beats 1, 3 and 4. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Soft chordsBlock chords · BalladRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 116 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 – G – C
The last chords are I – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CGC

What chords are in Yearn?

The loop is G – C – G – Am (V – I – V – vi) in C major, and the song ends on C – G – C.

What key is Yearn in?

C major, at about 116 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Yearn?

Gentle rocking: broken chord 1-5-8-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Yearn 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.