Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play What You Waiting For? on piano
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- G minor
- 4/4
- 65 BPM
- Easy
Learn What You Waiting For? in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Gsus4 – Gm – Gsus4 – Gm
What You Waiting For? sits in G minor: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Gsus4 is G, C and D; Gm is G, Bb and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Gsus4Isus4GmiGsus4Isus4Gmi- Gsus4G · C · D
- GmG · Bb · D
- 2
Left hand: Heartbeat octaves
Low, high, low, high: a bouncing heartbeat. Musicians call it rocking octaves (rocking octaves), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Springy chords
A quick double skip at the start, then steady chords to the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 65 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: Eb – F – Gm
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbFGm- EbEb · G · Bb
- FF · A · C
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Questions about What You Waiting For?
What chords are in What You Waiting For??
The loop is Gsus4 – Gm – Gsus4 – Gm (Isus – i – Isus – i) in G minor, and the song ends on Eb – F – Gm.
What key is What You Waiting For? in?
G minor, at about 65 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in What You Waiting For??
Heartbeat octaves: rocking octaves, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is What You Waiting For? 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.