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How to play Everything You Want on piano
Written by Matthew Scannell
- F major
- 4/4
- 94 BPM
- 1999
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Learn Everything You Want in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Gm – Dm – Am – Bb
How it goes
Everything You Want sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Gm is G, Bb and D; Dm is D, F and A; Am is A, C and E; Bb is Bb, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GmiiDmviAmiiiBbIV- GmG · Bb · D
- DmD · F · A
- AmA · C · E
- BbBb · D · F
- 2
Left hand: Tumbling heartbeat
How it goes
Quick notes tumble forward from the start and land on beat 4. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 1a · 2& · 3& · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 112 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Clockwork chords
How it goes
Four quick, even chords per short bar, ticking like clockwork. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 94 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: Bb – C – F
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCF- CC · E · G
- FF · A · C
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Questions about Everything You Want
What chords are in Everything You Want?
The loop is Gm – Dm – Am – Bb (ii – vi – iii – IV) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is Everything You Want in?
F major, at about 94 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Everything You Want?
Tumbling heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2& · 3& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Everything You Want 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.