Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play Want You Back on piano
By Haim
- C major
- 4/4
- 114 BPM
- 2017
- Medium
Learn Want You Back in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: F – C – Gsus4 – F
Want You Back sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; C is C, E and G; Gsus4 is G, C and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FIVCIGsus4Vsus4FIV- FF · A · C
- CC · E · G
- Gsus4G · C · D
- 2
Left hand: Island pulse
Three, three, two: the island rhythm in so many pop hits. Musicians call it root bass · tresillo 3-3-2 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Ticking clock
One high note repeated on every quick beat: tick, tick, tick. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 114 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.
- 5
Ending: C – F – C
The last chords are I – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
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Questions about Want You Back
What chords are in Want You Back?
The loop is F – C – Gsus4 – F (IV – I – Vsus – IV) in C major, and the song ends on C – F – C.
What key is Want You Back in?
C major, at about 114 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Want You Back?
Island pulse: root bass · tresillo 3-3-2, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Want You Back 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.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.