Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play You’re Mine on piano
Written by Sia Furler, Leslie Bricusse & others
- D major
- 4/4
- 102 BPM
- 1967
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Learn You’re Mine in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: G – D – Am – C
How it goes
You’re Mine sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; D is D, F# and A; Am is A, C and E; C is C, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GIVDIAmvCbVII- GG · B · D
- DD · F# · A
- AmA · C · E
- CC · E · G
- 2
Left hand: Fluttering heartbeat
How it goes
A quick flutter before beat 2, then a push before beat 3. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4 (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 152 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Offbeat skank
How it goes
Chords only on the “and”: reggae and swing. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 102 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: G – A – D
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GAD- AA · C# · E
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Questions about You’re Mine
What chords are in You’re Mine?
The loop is G – D – Am – C (IV – I – v – bVII) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is You’re Mine in?
D major, at about 102 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in You’re Mine?
Fluttering heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is You’re Mine 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.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.