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How to play I’m A Fool To Want You on piano
By Bob Dylan
- E minor
- 2/2
- 94 BPM
- Easy
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Learn I’m A Fool To Want You in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: B7 – Em – E7 – Am
How it goes
I’m A Fool To Want You sits in E minor: E is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: B7 is B, D#, F# and A; Em is E, G and B; E7 is E, G#, B and D; Am is A, C and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
B7V7EmiE7I7Amiv- B7B · D# · F# · A
- EmE · G · B
- E7E · G# · B · D
- AmA · C · E
- 2
Left hand: Lazy footsteps
How it goes
One long low note, then two calm steps to finish the bar. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 3 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Hopscotch bells
How it goes
A high bell note, a chord, a skipped beat, and one more chord. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 94 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.
- 5
Ending: C – D – Em
How it goes
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CDEm- CC · E · G
- DD · F# · A
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Questions about I’m A Fool To Want You
What chords are in I’m A Fool To Want You?
The loop is B7 – Em – E7 – Am (V7 – i – I7 – iv) in E minor, and the song ends on C – D – Em.
What key is I’m A Fool To Want You in?
E minor, at about 94 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in I’m A Fool To Want You?
Lazy footsteps: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I’m A Fool To Want 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.