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How to play I Won’t Let You Go on piano

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Learn I Won’t Let You Go in 5 steps

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

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Chords: F – C – Am – F
How it goes
I Won’t Let You Go sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; C is C, E and G; Am is A, C and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FIVCIAmviFIV
- FF · A · C
- CC · E · G
- AmA · C · E
39 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Skipping-stone pulse
How it goes
One strong note, then two bounces on the “ands”, like a stone on water. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2& · 3& (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 282 songs of the library.
Skipping-stone pulseRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Run-up chords
How it goes
Four steady chords plus a quick extra one leading into the next bar. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Run-up chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 115 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: F – G – C
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGC
- GG · B · D

What chords are in I Won’t Let You Go?

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

What key is I Won’t Let You Go in?

C major, at about 115 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in I Won’t Let You Go?

Skipping-stone pulse: root bass · 1 · 2& · 3&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is I Won’t Let You Go 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.