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How to play The Heart Wants What It Wants on piano
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- G minor
- 4/4
- 80 BPM
- Easy
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Learn The Heart Wants What It Wants in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Eb – Cm – Gm – Bb
How it goes
The Heart Wants What It Wants sits in G minor: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Cm is C, Eb and G; Gm is G, Bb and D; Bb is Bb, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EbVICmivGmiBbIII- EbEb · G · Bb
- CmC · Eb · G
- GmG · Bb · D
- BbBb · D · F
- 2
Left hand: Late-hop footsteps
How it goes
Steady low-high steps with one quick extra hop after beat 3. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 659 songs of the library.
- 3
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.
- 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.
- 5
Ending: Eb – F – Gm
How it goes
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbFGm- FF · A · C
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Questions about The Heart Wants What It Wants
What chords are in The Heart Wants What It Wants?
The loop is Eb – Cm – Gm – Bb (bVI – iv – i – bIII) in G minor, and the song ends on Eb – F – Gm.
What key is The Heart Wants What It Wants in?
G minor, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in The Heart Wants What It Wants?
Late-hop footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The Heart Wants What It Wants 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.