Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play You Are on piano
- D major
- 2/2
- 94 BPM
- 1998
- Easy
Learn You Are in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bm – A – D7 – G
You Are sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bm is B, D and F#; A is A, C# and E; D7 is D, F#, A and C; G is G, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BmviAVD7I7GIV- BmB · D · F#
- AA · C# · E
- D7D · F# · A · C
- GG · B · D
- 2
Left hand: Three-step climb
Root, fifth, octave, then let it ring. Musicians call it broken chord 1-5-8 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pop stabs
Chord stabs in the 3-3-2 pop rhythm. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 94 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: G – A7 – D
The last chords are IV – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GA7D- A7A · C# · E · G
- DD · F# · A
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Questions about You Are
What chords are in You Are?
The loop is Bm – A – D7 – G (vi – V – I7 – IV) in D major, and the song ends on G – A7 – D.
What key is You Are in?
D major, at about 94 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in You Are?
Three-step climb: broken chord 1-5-8, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is You Are 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.