Piano chords · Rock drive

How to play I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For on piano

Written by U2

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Learn I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Dsus4 – D – Dsus4 – D
How it goes
I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Dsus4 is D, G and A; D is D, F# and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Dsus4Isus4DIDsus4Isus4DI
- Dsus4D · G · A
- DD · F# · A
37 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Engine 8ths
How it goes
The lowest note on every eighth: the engine of rock. Musicians call it root bass · 8ths (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Engine 8thsRoot bass rhythm · RockLeft handMedium
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Right hand: Wake-and-run chords
How it goes
One long chord, then three quick ones running into the next bar. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Wake-and-run chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 100 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.
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Ending: D – Dsus4 – D
How it goes
The last chords are I – Isus – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DDsus4D

What chords are in I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For?

The loop is Dsus4 – D – Dsus4 – D (Isus – I – Isus – I) in D major, and the song ends on D – Dsus4 – D.

What key is I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For in?

D major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For?

Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For 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.

Can I hear the real melody of I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For?

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

Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.