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How to play You’re All I Need To Get By on piano
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- A major
- 4/4
- 92 BPM
- Easy
Learn You’re All I Need To Get By in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: A – B – Bm – A
You’re All I Need To Get By sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: A is A, C# and E; B is B, D# and F#; Bm is B, D and F#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AIBIIBmiiAI- AA · C# · E
- BB · D# · F#
- BmB · D · F#
- 2
Left hand: Leapfrog pulse
One long note, then a quick hop that leaps right into beat 3. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2a · 3 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 153 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Late-knock chords
One chord, a long wait, then a quick knock-knock at the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 92 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: D – E – A
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DEA- DD · F# · A
- EE · G# · B
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Questions about You’re All I Need To Get By
What chords are in You’re All I Need To Get By?
The loop is A – B – Bm – A (I – II – ii – I) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.
What key is You’re All I Need To Get By in?
A major, at about 92 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in You’re All I Need To Get By?
Leapfrog pulse: root bass · 1 · 2a · 3, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is You’re All I Need To Get By 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.