Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play All I Ever Wanted on piano
Written by Samuel Watters, Louis Iancaniello & others
- G minor
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 2009
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Learn All I Ever Wanted in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: G – Eb – G – Eb
How it goes
All I Ever Wanted sits in G minor: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; Eb is Eb, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GIEbVIGIEbVI- GG · B · D
- EbEb · G · Bb
- 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.
- 3
Right hand: Telegraph taps
How it goes
One note tapping like a telegraph, then slipping a step down. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 100 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: Eb – F – Gm
How it goes
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbFGm- FF · A · C
- GmG · Bb · D
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Questions about All I Ever Wanted
What chords are in All I Ever Wanted?
The loop is G – Eb – G – Eb (I5 – bVI5 – I5 – bVI5) in G minor, and the song ends on Eb – F – Gm.
What key is All I Ever Wanted in?
G minor, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in All I Ever Wanted?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is All I Ever Wanted 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.