Piano chords · Film & wonder

How to play I Will on piano

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Learn I Will 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 – C7 – Dm – Dm7 – Bb – C7 – F – Dm
I Will sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 8 chords: Bb is Bb, D and F; C7 is C, E, G and Bb; Dm is D, F and A; Dm7 is D, F, A and C; F is F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbIVC7V7DmviDm7vi7BbIVC7V7FIDmvi
- BbBb · D · F
- C7C · E · G · Bb
- DmD · F · A
- Dm7D · F · A · C
- FF · A · C
35 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Big sweep
Two octaves in one sweep: the film-score sound. Musicians call it wide arpeggio 8-12-15-1-5-8 (wide arpeggio), a tricky pattern heard in 131 songs of the library.
Big sweepWide arpeggio · Film scoreLeft handTricky
3
Right hand: Double-clap chords
Quick double claps on beats 2 and 4, leaving beats 1 and 3 empty. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Double-clap chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 102 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.
5
Ending: Gm – C7 – F
The last chords are ii – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GmC7F
- GmG · Bb · D

What chords are in I Will?

The loop is Bb – C7 – Dm – Dm7 – Bb – C7 – F – Dm (IV – V7 – vi – vi7 – IV – V7 – I – vi) in F major, and the song ends on Gm – C7 – F.

What key is I Will in?

F major, at about 102 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in I Will?

Big sweep: wide arpeggio 8-12-15-1-5-8, a tricky pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is I Will easy to play on piano?

It is a tricky one: learn the 8 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.

Can I hear the real melody of I Will?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from 6 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.