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How to play You Are The One on piano
By Elliott Yamin
- A major
- 4/4
- 97 BPM
- 2007
- Easy
Learn You Are The One in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bm – D – A – Em
You Are The One sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bm is B, D and F#; D is D, F# and A; A is A, C# and E; Em is E, G and B. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BmiiDIVAIEmv- BmB · D · F#
- DD · F# · A
- AA · C# · E
- EmE · G · B
- 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.
- 3
Right hand: Steady chords
A full chord on every beat, steady and simple. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 97 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: D – E – A
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DEA- EE · G# · B
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Questions about You Are The One
What chords are in You Are The One?
The loop is Bm – D – A – Em (ii – IV – I – v) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.
What key is You Are The One in?
A major, at about 97 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in You Are The One?
Stair steps: broken chord 1-3-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is You Are The One 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.