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How to play Baby, I’m-A Want You on piano
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- Ab major
- 4/4
- 70 BPM
- IV–I–ii–I loop
- Medium
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Learn Baby, I’m-A Want You in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Db – Ab – Bbm – Ab
How it goes
Baby, I’m-A Want You sits in Ab major: Ab is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Db is Db, F and Ab; Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Bbm is Bb, Db and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DbIVAbIBbmiiAbI- DbDb · F · Ab
- AbAb · C · Eb
- BbmBb · Db · F
- 2
Left hand: Groovy roots
How it goes
Notes jump around the “ands”, giving the bass a funky bounce. Musicians call it root bass · syncopated 8ths (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 363 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Swing push
How it goes
Three chords tumble out early with a swing, then the bar breathes. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 70 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: Ab – Gb – Ab
How it goes
The last chords are I – bVII – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbGbAb- GbGb · Bb · Db
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Questions about Baby, I’m-A Want You
What chords are in Baby, I’m-A Want You?
The loop is Db – Ab – Bbm – Ab (IV – I – ii – I) in Ab major, and the song ends on Ab – Gb – Ab.
What key is Baby, I’m-A Want You in?
Ab major, at about 70 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Baby, I’m-A Want You?
Groovy roots: root bass · syncopated 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Baby, I’m-A Want You 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.