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How to play You’re My Everything on piano

Written by Harry Warren

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Left hand Lazy footstepsRight hand Hopscotch bellsChords the loop the song repeats most

Learn You’re My Everything in 5 steps

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

  1. 1

    Chords: G7 – C – G7 – C

    You’re My Everything sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G7 is G, B, D and F; C is C, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.

    G7V7CIG7V7CI
    • G7G · B · D · F
    • CC · E · G
    414 songs go round the same chords
  2. 2

    Left hand: Lazy footsteps

    One long low note, then two calm steps to finish the bar. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 3 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.

  3. 3

    Right hand: Hopscotch bells

    A high bell note, a chord, a skipped beat, and one more chord. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.

  4. 4

    Both hands at 120 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. 5

    Ending: C – G7 – C

    The last chords are I – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.

    CG7C

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Questions about You’re My Everything

What chords are in You’re My Everything?

The loop is G7 – C – G7 – C (V7 – I – V7 – I) in C major, and the song ends on C – G7 – C.

What key is You’re My Everything in?

C major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in You’re My Everything?

Lazy footsteps: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is You’re My Everything 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.