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I Want It All: piano accompaniment sheet music

By High School Musical 3

  • D major
  • 4/4
  • 120 BPM
  • Easy
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Left hand Dawdling footstepsRight hand Run-up chordsChords worked out from the notes of the famous part

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I Want It All written out as piano music: the V – v – V – bVI – V – V7 – V – bVI loop in D major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays dawdling footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3& · 4) and the right hand run-up chords.

I Want It All chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in D major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1AVA C# E
1AmvA C E
2AVA C# E
2BbbVIBb D F
3AVA C# E
3A7V7A C# E G
4AVA C# E
4BbbVIBb D F

What the sheet music shows

The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: dawdling footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3& · 4) in the left hand and run-up chords in the right, over the A – Am – A – Bb – A – A7 – A – Bb chords.

Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.

To see the real melody written out, play “The part you know”: the sheet music changes to it.

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Questions about I Want It All

Does the sheet music for I Want It All have finger numbers?

Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.

What chords are in I Want It All?

The loop is A – Am – A – Bb – A – A7 – A – Bb (V – v – V – bVI – V – V7 – V – bVI) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.

What key is I Want It All in?

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

What does the left hand play in I Want It All?

Dawdling footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is I Want It All easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 8 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Can I hear the real melody of I Want It All?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the intro 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.