Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play You Don't Know Jack on piano
By Luke Bryan
- F major
- 2/2
- 140 BPM
- 2011
- Easy
Learn You Don't Know Jack in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: F – Bb – F – Bb
You Don't Know Jack sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: 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.
FIBbIVFIBbIV- FF · A · C
- BbBb · D · F
- 2
Left hand: Heartbeat octaves
Low, high, low, high: a bouncing heartbeat. Musicians call it rocking octaves (rocking octaves), 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 140 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 Don't Know Jack
What chords are in You Don't Know Jack?
The loop is F – Bb – F – Bb (I5 – IV5 – I5 – IV5) in F major, and the song ends on F – Bb – F.
What key is You Don't Know Jack in?
F major, at about 140 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in You Don't Know Jack?
Heartbeat octaves: rocking octaves, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is You Don't Know Jack 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.