Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play You're Gonna Be Okay on piano
By Brian & Jenn Johnson
- A major
- 2/2
- 128 BPM
- vi–IV–I–vi loop
- 2017
- Easy
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Learn You're Gonna Be Okay in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: F#m – D – A – F#m
How it goes
You're Gonna Be Okay sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F#m is F#, A and C#; D is D, F# and A; A is A, C# and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
F#mviDIVAIF#mvi- F#mF# · A · C#
- DD · F# · A
- AA · C# · E
- 2
Left hand: Pop heartbeat
How it goes
Long, short, long: the heartbeat under a thousand pop songs. Musicians call it root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of 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 128 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: A – D – A
How it goes
The last chords are I – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
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Questions about You're Gonna Be Okay
What chords are in You're Gonna Be Okay?
The loop is F#m – D – A – F#m (vi – IV – I – vi) in A major, and the song ends on A – D – A.
What key is You're Gonna Be Okay in?
A major, at about 128 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in You're Gonna Be Okay?
Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is You're Gonna Be Okay 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.