Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play I Want It All on piano
By Queen
- D major
- 4/4
- 92 BPM
- 1989
- Medium
Learn I Want It All in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bm – A – Bm – G – D – G – A – G – A – Bm – A
I Want It All sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 11 chords: Bm is B, D and F#; A is A, C# and E; G is G, B and D; D is D, F# and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BmviAVBmviGIVDIGIVAVGIVAVBmviAV- BmB · D · F#
- AA · C# · E
- GG · B · D
- DD · F# · A
- 2
Left hand: Engine 8ths
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.
- 3
Right hand: Swing push
Three chords tumble out early with a swing, then the bar breathes. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 92 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: G – A – D
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
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Questions about I Want It All
What chords are in I Want It All?
The loop is Bm – A – Bm – G – D – G – A – G – A – Bm – A (vi – V – vi – IV – I – IV – V – IV – V – vi – V) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is I Want It All in?
D major, at about 92 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Want It All?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Want It All easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 11 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of I Want It All?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part 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.