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How to play You’re The First, The Last, My Everything on piano
By Barry White
- F major
- 4/4
- 110 BPM
- 1975
- Easy
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Learn You’re The First, The Last, My Everything in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: F – Dm – F – F7
How it goes
You’re The First, The Last, My Everything sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; Dm is D, F and A; F7 is F, A, C and Eb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FIDmviFIF7I7- FF · A · C
- DmD · F · A
- F7F · A · C · Eb
- 2
Left hand: Run-up footsteps
How it goes
Four steady steps plus a quick extra one that leads into the next bar. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 4& (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 581 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Push chords
How it goes
Two quick chords and a push just before beat 3, then space. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 110 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: G7 – C7 – F
How it goes
The last chords are II7 – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
G7C7F- G7G · B · D · F
- C7C · E · G · Bb
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Questions about You’re The First, The Last, My Everything
What chords are in You’re The First, The Last, My Everything?
The loop is F – Dm – F – F7 (I – vi – I – I7) in F major, and the song ends on G7 – C7 – F.
What key is You’re The First, The Last, My Everything in?
F major, at about 110 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in You’re The First, The Last, My Everything?
Run-up footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 4&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is You’re The First, The Last, 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.