Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play Are You Gonna Go My Way on piano
Written by Lenny Kravitz
- G major
- 4/4
- 128 BPM
- 1993
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
Learn Are You Gonna Go My Way in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: D – E – G – F#m
How it goes
Are You Gonna Go My Way sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D is D, F# and A; E is E, G# and B; G is G, B and D; F#m is F#, A and C#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DVEVIGIF#mvii- DD · F# · A
- EE · G# · B
- GG · B · D
- F#mF# · A · C#
- 2
Left hand: Banana-peel slip
How it goes
Four steady beats on one note, then a quick slip down into the next bar. Musicians call it broken chord 8-8-8-8-7 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 102 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Mouse-run chords
How it goes
Skips beat 1, scurries through four quick chords, then hides. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 128 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: C – D – G
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CDG- CC · E · G
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Questions about Are You Gonna Go My Way
What chords are in Are You Gonna Go My Way?
The loop is D – E – G – F#m (V – VI – I – vii) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is Are You Gonna Go My Way in?
G major, at about 128 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Are You Gonna Go My Way?
Banana-peel slip: broken chord 8-8-8-8-7, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Are You Gonna Go My Way 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.