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How to play You Can't Hide Beautiful on piano
By Aaron Lines
- F major
- 2/2
- 120 BPM
- V–I–V–IV loop
- 2001
- Easy
Learn You Can't Hide Beautiful in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: C – F – C – Bb
You Can't Hide Beautiful sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C is C, E and G; F is F, A and C; Bb is Bb, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CVFICVBbIV- CC · E · G
- FF · A · C
- BbBb · D · F
- 2
Left hand: Lazy footsteps
One long low note, then two calm steps to finish the bar. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 3 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Freeze-tag chords
Chord, chord-and, then freeze for the rest of the bar. 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: F – Bb – F
The last chords are I – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FBbF
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Questions about You Can't Hide Beautiful
What chords are in You Can't Hide Beautiful?
The loop is C – F – C – Bb (V – I – V – IV) in F major, and the song ends on F – Bb – F.
What key is You Can't Hide Beautiful in?
F major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in You Can't Hide Beautiful?
Lazy footsteps: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is You Can't Hide Beautiful 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.