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How to play All I Wanna Do on piano
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- E major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 1993
- Medium
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Learn All I Wanna Do in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: C7 – D7 – E7 – C7
How it goes
All I Wanna Do sits in E major: E is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C7 is C, E, G and Bb; D7 is D, F#, A and C; E7 is E, G#, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
C7bVI7D7bVII7E7I7C7bVI7- C7C · E · G · Bb
- D7D · F# · A · C
- E7E · G# · B · D
- 2
Left hand: Hop-skip heartbeat
How it goes
Three steps, then a quick hop that skips right over beat 4. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4& (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 250 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pumping chords
How it goes
A chord on every eighth note, driving the song forward. 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: A – B – E
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
ABE- AA · C# · E
- BB · D# · F#
- EE · G# · B
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Questions about All I Wanna Do
What chords are in All I Wanna Do?
The loop is C7 – D7 – E7 – C7 (bVI7 – bVII7 – I7 – bVI7) in E major, and the song ends on A – B – E.
What key is All I Wanna Do in?
E major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in All I Wanna Do?
Hop-skip heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is All I Wanna Do 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.