You're Beautiful (from Pretty Woman: The Musical) Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn You're Beautiful (from Pretty Woman: The Musical) in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

1
Chords: D – Dsus4 – D – Dsus4
How it goes
You're Beautiful (from Pretty Woman: The Musical) sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D is D, F# and A; Dsus4 is D, G and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DIDsus4Isus4DIDsus4Isus4
- DD · F# · A
- Dsus4D · G · A
83 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Engine 8ths
How it goes
The lowest note on every eighth: the engine of rock. Musicians call it root bass · 8ths (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Engine 8thsRoot bass rhythm · RockLeft handMedium
3
Right hand: Bouncy-ball chords
How it goes
One chord, then chords bouncing on every “and”, like a ball. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Bouncy-ball chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
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: D – Em – D
How it goes
The last chords are I – ii – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DEmD
- EmE · G · B

What chords are in You're Beautiful (from Pretty Woman: The Musical)?

The loop is D – Dsus4 – D – Dsus4 (I – Isus – I – Isus) in D major, and the song ends on D – Em – D.

What key is You're Beautiful (from Pretty Woman: The Musical) in?

D major, at about 130 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in You're Beautiful (from Pretty Woman: The Musical)?

Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is You're Beautiful (from Pretty Woman: The Musical) 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.