You And Me Are Gone Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn You And Me Are Gone in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Am – E7 – Am – E7
You And Me Are Gone sits in A minor: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Am is A, C and E; E7 is E, G#, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AmiE7V7AmiE7V7
- AmA · C · E
- E7E · G# · B · D
27 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Stair steps
Three notes climb up the chord in the island rhythm. Musicians call it broken chord 1-3-5 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 438 songs of the library.
Stair stepsBroken chord · PopLeft handEasy
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.
Push chordsSyncopated chords · RockRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 160 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.
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Ending: F – G – Am
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGAm
- FF · A · C
- GG · B · D

What chords are in You And Me Are Gone?

The loop is Am – E7 – Am – E7 (i – V7 – i – V7) in A minor, and the song ends on F – G – Am.

What key is You And Me Are Gone in?

A minor, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in You And Me Are Gone?

Stair steps: broken chord 1-3-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is You And Me Are Gone 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.