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How to play Can’t Help But Wait on piano
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- G minor
- 4/4
- 95 BPM
- Easy
Learn Can’t Help But Wait in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
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Chords: Eb – Cm – Gm – Eb
Can’t Help But Wait sits in G minor: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Cm is C, Eb and G; Gm is G, Bb and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EbVICmivGmiEbVI- EbEb · G · Bb
- CmC · Eb · G
- GmG · Bb · D
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Left hand: Run-up footsteps
Four steady steps plus a quick extra one that leads into the next bar. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 4& (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 581 songs of the library.
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Right hand: the chords, held
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 95 BPM
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.
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Ending: Eb – F – Gm
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbFGm- FF · A · C
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Questions about Can’t Help But Wait
What chords are in Can’t Help But Wait?
The loop is Eb – Cm – Gm – Eb (bVI – iv – i – bVI) in G minor, and the song ends on Eb – F – Gm.
What key is Can’t Help But Wait in?
G minor, at about 95 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Can’t Help But Wait?
Run-up footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 4&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Can’t Help But Wait 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.