Piano chords · Lullaby boat
How to play You Are Everything on piano
Written by Matthew West & Sam Mizell
- Bb major
- 6/8
- 78 BPM
- 2008
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Learn You Are Everything in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Gm – Ebsus4 – Bb – F7
How it goes
You Are Everything sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Gm is G, Bb and D; Ebsus4 is Eb, Ab and Bb; Bb is Bb, D and F; F7 is F, A, C and Eb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GmviEbsus4IVsus4BbIF7V7- GmG · Bb · D
- Ebsus4Eb · Ab · Bb
- BbBb · D · F
- F7F · A · C · Eb
- 2
Left hand: Hammock rocking
How it goes
Low, high, top, high in a long-short sway, like a swinging hammock. Musicians call it broken chord 1-5-8-5 (6/8) (broken chord), a medium pattern heard in 34 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: the chords, held
How it goes
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
- 4
Both hands at 78 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: Eb – F – Bb
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbFBb- EbEb · G · Bb
- FF · A · C
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Questions about You Are Everything
What chords are in You Are Everything?
The loop is Gm – Ebsus4 – Bb – F7 (vi – IVsus – I – V7) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is You Are Everything in?
Bb major, at about 78 beats a minute in 6/8.
What does the left hand play in You Are Everything?
Hammock rocking: broken chord 1-5-8-5 (6/8), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is You Are Everything 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.