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How to play You Make Me Feel So Young on piano
- Ab major
- 4/4
- 130 BPM
- I–biio–ii–V7 loop
- Easy
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Learn You Make Me Feel So Young in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Ab – Adim – Bbm – Eb7
How it goes
You Make Me Feel So Young sits in Ab major: Ab is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Adim is A, C and Eb; Bbm is Bb, Db and F; Eb7 is Eb, G, Bb and Db. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AbIAdimbii°BbmiiEb7V7- AbAb · C · Eb
- AdimA · C · Eb
- BbmBb · Db · F
- Eb7Eb · G · Bb · Db
- 2
Left hand: Walking roots
How it goes
One low note on every beat, steady as walking feet. Musicians call it root bass · quarters (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Soft chords
How it goes
Soft chords on beats 1, 3 and 4. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 130 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: Db – Eb – Ab
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DbEbAb- DbDb · F · Ab
- EbEb · G · Bb
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Questions about You Make Me Feel So Young
What chords are in You Make Me Feel So Young?
The loop is Ab – Adim – Bbm – Eb7 (I – biio – ii – V7) in Ab major, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Ab.
What key is You Make Me Feel So Young in?
Ab major, at about 130 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in You Make Me Feel So Young?
Walking roots: root bass · quarters, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is You Make Me Feel So Young 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.