All I Need Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn All I Need in 5 steps

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

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Chords: G – C – D – G
All I Need sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; C is C, E and G; D is D, F# and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GICIVDVGI
- GG · B · D
- CC · E · G
- DD · F# · A
215 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Gentle rocking
Root, fifth, octave, fifth: the gentle rocking under countless pop ballads. Musicians call it broken chord 1-5-8-5 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 696 songs of the library.
Gentle rockingBroken chord · BalladLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Late-hop chords
Steady chords with one quick extra hop after beat 3. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Late-hop chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 144 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: C – D – G
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CDG

What chords are in All I Need?

The loop is G – C – D – G (I – IV – V – I) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.

What key is All I Need in?

G major, at about 144 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in All I Need?

Gentle rocking: broken chord 1-5-8-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is All I Need 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.