Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play You Don’t Know Me on piano
- F major
- 4/4
- 80 BPM
- Medium
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Learn You Don’t Know Me in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Ebsus4 – B7 – Bb – Bdim
How it goes
You Don’t Know Me sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Ebsus4 is Eb, Ab and Bb; B7 is B, D#, F# and A; Bb is Bb, D and F; Bdim is B, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Ebsus4bVIIsus4B7#IV7BbIVBdim#iv°- Ebsus4Eb · Ab · Bb
- B7B · D# · F# · A
- BbBb · D · F
- BdimB · D · F
- 2
Left hand: Power fifths
How it goes
Root and fifth together: big and bold. Musicians call it lh power fifths (left-hand chords), a medium pattern heard in thousands of 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 80 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: Bb – C – F
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCF- CC · E · G
- FF · A · C
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Questions about You Don’t Know Me
What chords are in You Don’t Know Me?
The loop is Ebsus4 – B7 – Bb – Bdim (bVIIsus – #IV7 – IV – #ivo) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is You Don’t Know Me in?
F major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in You Don’t Know Me?
Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is You Don’t Know Me easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.