I Wanna Talk About Me Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn I Wanna Talk About Me in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Bb – F – C – Dm
I Wanna Talk About Me sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb is Bb, D and F; F is F, A and C; C is C, E and G; Dm is D, F and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbIVFICVDmvi
- BbBb · D · F
- FF · A · C
- CC · E · G
- DmD · F · A
141 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Freeze-tag footsteps
Step, step-and, then freeze for the rest of the bar. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 286 songs of the library.
Freeze-tag footstepsRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Pumping chords
A chord on every eighth note, driving the song forward. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Pumping chordsPumping 8ths · RockRight handMedium
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Both hands at 120 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: Bb – C – F
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCF

What chords are in I Wanna Talk About Me?

The loop is Bb – F – C – Dm (IV – I – V – vi) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.

What key is I Wanna Talk About Me in?

F major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in I Wanna Talk About Me?

Freeze-tag footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is I Wanna Talk About Me 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.