Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play All You’ve Ever Wanted on piano
Written by Bernie Herms & John Hall
- A major
- 4/4
- 80 BPM
- IV–I–V–vi loop
- 2013
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Learn All You’ve Ever Wanted in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: D – A – E – F#m
How it goes
All You’ve Ever Wanted sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D is D, F# and A; A is A, C# and E; E is E, G# and B; F#m is F#, A and C#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DIVAIEVF#mvi- DD · F# · A
- AA · C# · E
- EE · G# · B
- F#mF# · A · C#
- 2
Left hand: Fluttering heartbeat
How it goes
A quick flutter before beat 2, then a push before beat 3. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4 (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 152 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: the chords, held
How it goes
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
- 4
Both hands at 80 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: D – E – A
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DEA
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Questions about All You’ve Ever Wanted
What chords are in All You’ve Ever Wanted?
The loop is D – A – E – F#m (IV – I – V – vi) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.
What key is All You’ve Ever Wanted in?
A major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in All You’ve Ever Wanted?
Fluttering heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is All You’ve 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.