Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play Young and Beautiful on piano
By Lana Del Rey
- B minor
- 4/4
- 60 BPM
- 2012
- Medium
Learn Young and Beautiful in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
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Chords: G – A – Bm – D – G – A – Bm – D
Young and Beautiful sits in B minor: B is home, where the song ends. It goes round 8 chords: G is G, B and D; A is A, C# and E; Bm is B, D and F#; D is D, F# and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GVIAVIIBmiDIIIGVIAVIIBmiDIII- GG · B · D
- AA · C# · E
- BmB · D · F#
- DD · F# · A
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Left hand: Power fifths
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.
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Right hand: the chords, held
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
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Both hands at 60 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.
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Ending: G – A – Bm
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GABm
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Questions about Young and Beautiful
What chords are in Young and Beautiful?
The loop is G – A – Bm – D – G – A – Bm – D (VI – VII – i – III – VI – VII – i – III) in B minor, and the song ends on G – A – Bm.
What key is Young and Beautiful in?
B minor, at about 60 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Young and Beautiful?
Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Young and Beautiful easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 8 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of Young and Beautiful?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.