Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play I Would Like on piano
By Zara Larsson
- D minor
- 4/4
- 122 BPM
- 2016
- Easy
Learn I Would Like in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Dm – Am – Bb – Dm
I Would Like sits in D minor: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Dm is D, F and A; Am is A, C and E; Bb is Bb, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DmiAmvBbVIDmi- DmD · F · A
- AmA · C · E
- BbBb · D · F
- 2
Left hand: Sneaky heartbeat
One strong note, then two sneaky ones hiding between the beats. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2& · 4& (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 436 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Dance-floor chords
Off-centre chords keep landing between the beats: a dance-floor groove. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 122 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: Bb – C – Dm
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCDm- CC · E · G
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Questions about I Would Like
What chords are in I Would Like?
The loop is Dm – Am – Bb – Dm (i – v – bVI – i) in D minor, and the song ends on Bb – C – Dm.
What key is I Would Like in?
D minor, at about 122 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Would Like?
Sneaky heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2& · 4&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Would Like 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.