Piano chords · Waltz garden
How to play I've Got What You Want on piano
- F major
- 3/4
- 110 BPM
- I–I7–IV–iv loop
- 1966
- Medium
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Learn I've Got What You Want 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 – F7 – Bb – Bbm
How it goes
I've Got What You Want sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; F7 is F, A, C and Eb; Bb is Bb, D and F; Bbm is Bb, Db and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FIF7I7BbIVBbmiv- FF · A · C
- F7F · A · C · Eb
- BbBb · D · F
- BbmBb · Db · F
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Left hand: Waltz stride
How it goes
A deep bass, a chord above, then the octave: a leaping waltz. Musicians call it stride (3/4) (stride & boom-chick), a medium pattern heard in 215 songs of the library.
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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.
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Both hands at 110 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 – Bb – F
How it goes
The last chords are I – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FBbF
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Questions about I've Got What You Want
What chords are in I've Got What You Want?
The loop is F – F7 – Bb – Bbm (I – I7 – IV – iv) in F major, and the song ends on F – Bb – F.
What key is I've Got What You Want in?
F major, at about 110 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in I've Got What You Want?
Waltz stride: stride (3/4), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I've Got What You Want easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.