Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play You Are on piano
Written by busbee, Colton Dixon & others
- D major
- 4/4
- 96 BPM
- V–IV–vi–V loop
- 2013
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Learn You Are in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: A – G – Bm – A
How it goes
You Are sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: A is A, C# and E; G is G, B and D; Bm is B, D and F#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AVGIVBmviAV- AA · C# · E
- GG · B · D
- BmB · D · F#
- 2
Left hand: Rock hop
How it goes
Low, high, a quick double, then high again: a hopping rock bass. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 809 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Jump-in chords
How it goes
Jumps in just after beat 1, pumps through, and stops before the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 96 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
Ending: G – A – D
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GAD- DD · F# · A
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Questions about You Are
What chords are in You Are?
The loop is A – G – Bm – A (V – IV – vi – V) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is You Are in?
D major, at about 96 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in You Are?
Rock hop: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is You Are 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.