Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play We Could Go Back on piano
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- C minor
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 2017
- Easy
Learn We Could Go Back in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Cm – Bm – Fbm – Fm
We Could Go Back sits in C minor: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Cm is C, Eb and G; Bm is B, D and F#; Fbm is Fb, Abb and Cb; Fm is F, Ab and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CmiBmviiFbmiiiFmiv- CmC · Eb · G
- BmB · D · F#
- FbmFb · Abb · Cb
- FmF · Ab · C
- 2
Left hand: Cartwheel heartbeat
Five evenly spaced notes roll across the beats, then land on 4. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 1a · 2& · 3e · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 89 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: the chords, held
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 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.
- 5
Ending: Ab – Bb – Cm
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbBbCm- AbAb · C · Eb
- BbBb · D · F
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Questions about We Could Go Back
What chords are in We Could Go Back?
The loop is Cm – Bm – Fbm – Fm (i – vii – iii – iv) in C minor, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Cm.
What key is We Could Go Back in?
C minor, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in We Could Go Back?
Cartwheel heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2& · 3e · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is We Could Go Back 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.