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All I Really Want: piano accompaniment sheet music

Written by Steven Curtis Chapman

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Left hand Rock hopRight hand Swing pushChords the loop the song repeats most

All I Really Want written out as piano music: the IV – I – IV – I loop in D major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays rock hop (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4) and the right hand swing push.

All I Really Want chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in D major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1GIVG B D
2DID F# A
3GIVG B D
4DID F# A

What the sheet music shows

The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: rock hop (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4) in the left hand and swing push in the right, over the G – D – G – D chords.

Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.

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Questions about All I Really Want

Does the sheet music for All I Really Want have finger numbers?

Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.

What chords are in All I Really Want?

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

What key is All I Really Want in?

D major, at about 72 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in All I Really Want?

Rock hop: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is All I Really Want 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.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.