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How to play I Wanna Do It All on piano
Written by Tim Nichols Rick Giles & Gilles Goddard
- E major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- V–I–V–I loop
- Medium
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Learn I Wanna Do It All in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: B – E – B – E
How it goes
I Wanna Do It All sits in E major: E is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: B is B, D# and F#; E is E, G# and B. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BVEIBVEI- BB · D# · F#
- EE · G# · B
- 2
Left hand: Hurrying footsteps
How it goes
Calm steps in the first half, then twice as fast to the end. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4 · 4& (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 642 songs of the library.
- 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.
- 4
Both hands at 120 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: E – B – E
How it goes
The last chords are I – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EBE
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Questions about I Wanna Do It All
What chords are in I Wanna Do It All?
The loop is B – E – B – E (V – I – V – I) in E major, and the song ends on E – B – E.
What key is I Wanna Do It All in?
E major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Wanna Do It All?
Hurrying footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4 · 4&, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Wanna Do It All 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.