Piano chords · Bossa beach
How to play I Want To Go With You on piano
Written by Hank Cochran
- C major
- 4/4
- 75 BPM
- 1963
- Easy
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Learn I Want To Go With You in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: C – Cdim – Dm – G7
How it goes
I Want To Go With You sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C is C, E and G; Cdim is C, Eb and Gb; Dm is D, F and A; G7 is G, B, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CICdimi°DmiiG7V7- CC · E · G
- CdimC · Eb · Gb
- DmD · F · A
- G7G · B · D · F
- 2
Left hand: Bossa sway
How it goes
Long-short, long-short, leaning ahead: a gentle Brazilian sway. Musicians call it root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: the chords, held
How it goes
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
- 4
Both hands at 75 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: Dm – G7 – C
How it goes
The last chords are ii – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DmG7C
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Questions about I Want To Go With You
What chords are in I Want To Go With You?
The loop is C – Cdim – Dm – G7 (I – io – ii – V7) in C major, and the song ends on Dm – G7 – C.
What key is I Want To Go With You in?
C major, at about 75 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Want To Go With You?
Bossa sway: root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Want To Go With You easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.