How to play "See You Again" by Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth

 NOTE: THIS BLOG IS AN EARLY RELEASE AND IS STILL A WORK IN PROGRESS. THE REMAINING COMPONENTS ARE COMING SOON. 

Thank you for your understanding. 

For those of you who have not been completely up to date, "See You Again" by WizKhalifa ft. Charlie Puth has been at the top of the charts in North America, according to Voice of America.  Regardless of whether or not you have seen the movie Furious 7, this song may bring a tear to your eye.  Not going to lie, I blubbered like a baby while tapping my feet to the catchy tune.

Small refresher: PaulWalker died in a car crash in November 2013.  This left the Fast & Furious crew in a bit of a pickle because A) They were not done filming Furious 7, and B) Because he plays a major role in the series.  However, they managed to find a suitable replacement for his role: His brother, Cody Walker (who also looks 99.9% like Paul).

Now onto the song itself.  Below you will find each of the sections which comprise the song. There will be a small blurb explaining it and a YouTube video demonstrating how to play it.  Keep in mind that anyone can learn from these videos, but they are originally intended for people with no or very little piano experience.

  

See you Again:

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Intro:

This section occurs between 0:00 and 0:10. 

Needless to say, it's extremely short.  Fortunately, it's fairly simple aaaaannnnnd, if you wanted to, you could actually play this part over and over again throughout the entire song and it sound fine (with the exception of the bridge, which you'll see further down).

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 F C Bb F

Bb C D C Bb C

Bass (except Bridge)

0:00 - 3:55 (except 2:29 - 2:52)

These four notes are constantly repeated (except for the bridge).  This is probably what you want to play with your left hand while playing a melody with your right hand.  Alternatively, if you had a bassist playing with you, these would be the notes that he played.

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G, F, C, Bb

Chords

0:00 - 3:55 (except 2:29 - 2:52)

Think of the chords as the fancier version of the bass notes.  It's definitely harder to play, but it also pays off in musical beauty.  You'd be playing these with your right hand, while playing the bass notes with your left.

*He repeats "When I'll see you again" a couple of times.  When he does, simply play the last two chords again.

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Gm (Bb, D, G)

F (C, F, A)

*Cm (C, Eb, G)

Bb (Bb, D, F)

Charlie Puth Main Vocals:

0:10 - 0:38 & 1:13 - 1:40 & 2:52 - 3:20

Charlie Puth sings the same bit three times, which is nice because you only need to learn one section.  It's like the copy/paste of the musical world.  Unfortunately, it's not the easiest thing in the world.  If you can sing, I'd recommend that.  I also recommend that you check out the video below for timings/rhythm.  Shoot me a comment if you're having a hard time with this and I'll make a more in-depth tutorial explaining it.

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Bb D F G F

C C Bb D

D F G A G F D C C Bb C C D Bb

Bb D F G F

C C Bb D

D F G Bb C D C Bb G Bb C C Bb Bb

Repeat end of that:

G Bb C C Bb Bb

Charlie Puth oooh's:

1:41 - 1:53 & 3:20 - end

Some of this is actually fairly similar to Wiz's section.  It's not hard, and if you're playing with a crowd, this is what will get them singing.  OOooooOOOh!

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Bb A G F

Bb A G A G F D

F G Bb C D C D C D C D F D C Bb Bb G C Bb

Wiz Khalifa Rhythm

This section doesn't cover the vocal part for Wiz Khalifa because rap doesn't translate well into melody....at all.  It's the same note over and over again.  However, this does cover the melody in the back ground.  Fairly simple and if you want to, you could actually play this throughout the entire song (except the bridge)

0:39 - 1:13 & 1:54 - 2:29

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D D C D D C D D C D F D C Bb Bb G Bb C D

Bb Bb G Bb C D

Bb Bb G Bb C Bb

(As long as he's singing)

Bridge Vocals

2:29 - 2:52

This section is intended to give some variety to the song, but also breaks up the pattern that most people fondly love (thankfully it's short). So there are a few things that you can do if you want to make this easier: 1)Only play the bass notes (next section) or 2) Not play anything, and wait for it to pass.  If you're feeling like a champ and wish to tackle it head on, then here are the notes.  Good luck.  Check out the video for guidance.

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Bb D F G F Bb C D

G G G G F F D F G

C D Eb C Bb  *_ =octave higher

D C Bb A G A Bb

Bridge Bass

These are the bass notes for the bridge.  Fairly simple but not consistent, making it harder.

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G, F, C, Bb

G, F, C, Bb, Eb

Bb, A, G, F, Eb, F, Eb

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