Piano chords · Rock drive

How to play All At Once on piano

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Learn All At Once in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Bb – Gm – Eb – Bb
How it goes
All At Once sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb is Bb, D and F; Gm is G, Bb and D; Eb is Eb, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbIGmviEbIVBbI
- BbBb · D · F
- GmG · Bb · D
- EbEb · G · Bb
121 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Engine 8ths
How it goes
The lowest note on every eighth: the engine of rock. Musicians call it root bass · 8ths (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Engine 8thsRoot bass rhythm · RockLeft handMedium
3
Right hand: Steady chords
How it goes
A full chord on every beat, steady and simple. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Steady chordsBlock chords · PopRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 130 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.
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Ending: Gm – Eb – Bb
How it goes
The last chords are vi – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GmEbBb

What chords are in All At Once?

The loop is Bb – Gm – Eb – Bb (I – vi – IV – I) in Bb major, and the song ends on Gm – Eb – Bb.

What key is All At Once in?

Bb major, at about 130 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in All At Once?

Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is All At Once 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.