Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play You Belong With Me on piano
By Taylor Swift
- G major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- 2008
- Medium
Learn You Belong With Me in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Am – Am – C – C – Em
You Belong With Me sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 5 chords: Am is A, C and E; C is C, E and G; Em is E, G and B. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AmiiAmiiCIVCIVEmvi- AmA · C · E
- CC · E · G
- EmE · G · B
- 2
Left hand: Rolling waves
Rolls up to the high third and back down, like a wave on the shore. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-10-5 (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 545 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 120 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: Am – C – G
The last chords are ii – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AmCG- GG · B · D
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Questions about You Belong With Me
What chords are in You Belong With Me?
The loop is Am – Am – C – C – Em (ii – IV – vi – ii – IV) in G major, and the song ends on Am – C – G.
What key is You Belong With Me in?
G major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in You Belong With Me?
Rolling waves: open arpeggio 1-5-10-5, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is You Belong With Me easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 5 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of You Belong With Me?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.