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How to play You Are What You Wear on piano
Written by Duncan Sheik
- Bb minor
- 4/4
- 123 BPM
- 2016
- Easy
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Learn You Are What You Wear in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Gb – Fm – Bbm – Ab
How it goes
You Are What You Wear sits in Bb minor: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Gb is Gb, Bb and Db; Fm is F, Ab and C; Bbm is Bb, Db and F; Ab is Ab, C and Eb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GbVIFmvBbmiAbVII- GbGb · Bb · Db
- FmF · Ab · C
- BbmBb · Db · F
- AbAb · C · Eb
- 2
Left hand: Run-up footsteps
How it goes
Four steady steps plus a quick extra one that leads into the next bar. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 4& (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 581 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 123 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: Gb – Ab – Bbm
How it goes
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GbAbBbm
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Questions about You Are What You Wear
What chords are in You Are What You Wear?
The loop is Gb – Fm – Bbm – Ab (bVI – v – i – bVII) in Bb minor, and the song ends on Gb – Ab – Bbm.
What key is You Are What You Wear in?
Bb minor, at about 123 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in You Are What You Wear?
Run-up footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 4&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is You Are What You Wear 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.