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Piano chords · Dreamy ballad

How to play On My Way on piano

Written by Jeanine Tesori

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Left hand Three-step climbRight hand Offbeat skankChords the loop the song repeats most

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Learn On My Way in 5 steps

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

  1. 1

    Chords: F – C – Bb – F

    How it goes

    On My Way sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; C is C, E and G; Bb is Bb, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.

    FICVBbIVFI
    • FF · A · C
    • CC · E · G
    • BbBb · D · F
    202 songs go round the same chords
  2. 2

    Left hand: Three-step climb

    How it goes

    Root, fifth, octave, then let it ring. Musicians call it broken chord 1-5-8 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.

  3. 3

    Right hand: Offbeat skank

    How it goes

    Chords only on the “and”: reggae and swing. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.

  4. 4

    Both hands at 128 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. 5

    Ending: Eb – Bb – F

    How it goes

    The last chords are bVII – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.

    EbBbF
    • EbEb · G · Bb

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Questions about On My Way

What chords are in On My Way?

The loop is F – C – Bb – F (I – V – IV – I) in F major, and the song ends on Eb – Bb – F.

What key is On My Way in?

F major, at about 128 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in On My Way?

Three-step climb: broken chord 1-5-8, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is On My Way 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.