Wait For Me Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Wait For Me in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Ab – Bbm – Db – Ab
Wait For Me sits in Ab major: Ab is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Bbm is Bb, Db and F; Db is Db, F and Ab. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AbIBbmiiDbIVAbI
- AbAb · C · Eb
- BbmBb · Db · F
- DbDb · F · Ab
37 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Tiptoe heartbeat
One firm note, then three tiptoe steps between the beats. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2& · 3& · 4& (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 245 songs of the library.
Tiptoe heartbeatRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Hopscotch chords
Chord, chord, skip beat 3, chord: hopping over a square. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Hopscotch chordsBlock chords · StrideRight handEasy
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Both hands at 100 BPM
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: Bbm – Db – Ab
The last chords are ii – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbmDbAb

What chords are in Wait For Me?

The loop is Ab – Bbm – Db – Ab (I – ii – IV – I) in Ab major, and the song ends on Bbm – Db – Ab.

What key is Wait For Me in?

Ab major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Wait For Me?

Tiptoe heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2& · 3& · 4&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Wait For Me 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.