Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play Your Song on piano
By Elton John
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 90 BPM
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Learn Your Song in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Cm7 – Cm7 – Am7 – Abmaj7
How it goes
Your Song sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Cm7 is C, Eb, G and Bb; Am7 is A, C, E and G; Abmaj7 is Ab, C, Eb and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Cm7vi7Cm7vi7Am7#iv7Abmaj7IVmaj7- Cm7C · Eb · G · Bb
- Am7A · C · E · G
- Abmaj7Ab · C · Eb · G
- 2
Left hand: Rolling waves
How it goes
Rolls up to the high third and back down, like a wave on the shore. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-10-5 (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 545 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pop stabs
How it goes
Chord stabs in the 3-3-2 pop rhythm. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 90 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: Ab – Bb – Eb
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbBbEb- AbAb · C · Eb
- BbBb · D · F
- EbEb · G · Bb
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Questions about Your Song
What chords are in Your Song?
The loop is Cm7 – Cm7 – Am7 – Abmaj7 (vi7 – #iv7 – IVmaj7 – vi7) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is Your Song in?
Eb major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Your Song?
Rolling waves: open arpeggio 1-5-10-5, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Your Song 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.
Can I hear the real melody of Your Song?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 9 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.