Piano chords · Pop heartbeat

How to play Have It All on piano

Written by Jason Mraz, Jacob Kasher Hindlin & others

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Learn Have It All in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

1
Chords: B – B – C – C#m – C#m
How it goes
Have It All sits in E major: E is home, where the song ends. It goes round 5 chords: B is B, D# and F#; C is C, E and G; C#m is C#, E and G#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BVBVCbVIC#mviC#mvi
- BB · D# · F#
- CC · E · G
- C#mC# · E · G#
2
Left hand: Hopscotch steps
How it goes
Step, step, skip a beat, step: like hopping over a square. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 668 songs of the library.
Hopscotch stepsRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Push chords
How it goes
Two quick chords and a push just before beat 3, then space. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Push chordsSyncopated chords · RockRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 160 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: A – B – E
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
ABE
- AA · C# · E
- EE · G# · B

What chords are in Have It All?

The loop is B – B – C – C#m – C#m (V – bVI – vi – V – bVI) in E major, and the song ends on A – B – E.

What key is Have It All in?

E major, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Have It All?

Hopscotch steps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Have It All easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 5 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Can I hear the real melody of Have It All?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.