Part Of It All Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Part Of It All in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: F – Eb – Bb – F
How it goes
Part Of It All sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Bb is Bb, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FIEbbVIIBbIVFI
- FF · A · C
- EbEb · G · Bb
- BbBb · D · F
102 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Power fifths
How it goes
Root and fifth together: big and bold. Musicians call it lh power fifths (left-hand chords), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Power fifthsLeft-hand chords · RockLeft handMedium
3
Right hand: Ticking clock
How it goes
One high note repeated on every quick beat: tick, tick, tick. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Ticking clockRepeated-note pulse · RockRight handMedium
4
Both hands at 80 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: Bb – C – F
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCF
- CC · E · G

What chords are in Part Of It All?

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

What key is Part Of It All in?

F major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Part Of It All?

Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Part Of It All 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.