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How to play You've Ruined Me on piano

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Learn You've Ruined Me in 5 steps

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

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Chords: E – Bm – D – A
You've Ruined Me sits in E major: E is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: E is E, G# and B; Bm is B, D and F#; 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.
EIBmvDbVIIAIV
- EE · G# · B
- BmB · D · F#
- DD · F# · A
- AA · C# · E
14 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Moon River roll
A wide, flowing roll in three, the Moon River feel. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-10 (3/4) (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 441 songs of the library.
Moon River rollOpen arpeggio · WaltzLeft handMedium
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Right hand: Waltz bells
A single high note, then two chords: ding, dong, dong in three. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Waltz bellsBlock chords · WaltzRight handEasy
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Both hands at 132 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.
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Ending: A – B – E
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
ABE
- BB · D# · F#

What chords are in You've Ruined Me?

The loop is E – Bm – D – A (I – v – bVII – IV) in E major, and the song ends on A – B – E.

What key is You've Ruined Me in?

E major, at about 132 beats a minute in 3/4.

What does the left hand play in You've Ruined Me?

Moon River roll: open arpeggio 1-5-10 (3/4), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is You've Ruined Me 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.