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: Bb – F – Bb – F
Wait For Me sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb is Bb, D and F; F is F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbIFVBbIFV
- BbBb · D · F
- FF · A · C
144 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Double-skip footsteps
Steady steps with two quick skips, one mid-bar and one at the end. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4 · 4& (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 397 songs of the library.
Double-skip footstepsRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handMedium
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Right hand: Sprint-and-stop chords
Four quick chords in the first half, then a calm, empty second half. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Sprint-and-stop chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 90 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: Eb – F – Bb
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbFBb
- EbEb · G · Bb

What chords are in Wait For Me?

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

What key is Wait For Me in?

Bb major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Wait For Me?

Double-skip footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4 · 4&, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Wait For Me 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.