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How to play You Already Know (No, No, No) on piano

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Left hand Island pulseRight hand Push chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

Learn You Already Know (No, No, No) in 5 steps

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

  1. 1

    Chords: Fsus4 – F – Fsus4 – F

    You Already Know (No, No, No) sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Fsus4 is F, Bb and C; F is F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.

    Fsus4Isus4FIFsus4Isus4FI
    • Fsus4F · Bb · C
    • FF · A · C
    37 songs go round the same chords
  2. 2

    Left hand: Island pulse

    Three, three, two: the island rhythm in so many pop hits. Musicians call it root bass · tresillo 3-3-2 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.

  3. 3

    Right hand: Push chords

    Two quick chords and a push just before beat 3, then space. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.

  4. 4

    Both hands at 130 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: Bb – C – F

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

    BbCF
    • BbBb · D · F
    • CC · E · G

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Questions about You Already Know (No, No, No)

What chords are in You Already Know (No, No, No)?

The loop is Fsus4 – F – Fsus4 – F (Isus – I – Isus – I) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.

What key is You Already Know (No, No, No) in?

F major, at about 130 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in You Already Know (No, No, No)?

Island pulse: root bass · tresillo 3-3-2, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is You Already Know (No, No, No) 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.