All Of The Roads Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn All Of The Roads in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: G – C – Em – D
How it goes
All Of The Roads 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; Em is E, G and B; D is D, F# and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GICIVEmviDV
- GG · B · D
- CC · E · G
- EmE · G · B
- DD · F# · A
67 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Rock hop
How it goes
Low, high, a quick double, then high again: a hopping rock bass. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 809 songs of the library.
Rock hopRoot bass rhythm · RockLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Ticking clock
How it goes
One high note repeated on every quick beat: tick, tick, tick. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Ticking clockRepeated-note pulse · RockRight handMedium
4
Both hands at 112 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: Em – D – G
How it goes
The last chords are vi – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EmDG

What chords are in All Of The Roads?

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

What key is All Of The Roads in?

G major, at about 112 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in All Of The Roads?

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 Of The Roads 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.