Piano chords · Waltz garden
How to play You Are Not Real on piano
- F major
- 3/4
- 135 BPM
- 1966
- Easy
Learn You Are Not Real in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: F7 – Bbm – Eb7 – Ab
You Are Not Real sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F7 is F, A, C and Eb; Bbm is Bb, Db and F; Eb7 is Eb, G, Bb and Db; Ab is Ab, C and Eb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
F7I7BbmivEb7bVII7AbbIII- F7F · A · C · Eb
- BbmBb · Db · F
- Eb7Eb · G · Bb · Db
- AbAb · C · Eb
- 2
Left hand: Waltz roots
One low note on each of the three beats: a simple waltz floor. Musicians call it root bass · 3/4 quarters (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 391 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Waltz bells
A single high note, then two chords: ding, dong, dong in three. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 135 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: 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
- FF · A · C
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Questions about You Are Not Real
What chords are in You Are Not Real?
The loop is F7 – Bbm – Eb7 – Ab (I7 – iv – bVII7 – bIII) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is You Are Not Real in?
F major, at about 135 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in You Are Not Real?
Waltz roots: root bass · 3/4 quarters, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is You Are Not Real 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.