Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play What You Want on piano
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- Bb major
- 4/4
- 126 BPM
- Medium
Learn What You Want in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bb – Cm – Bb – Ebm
What You Want sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb is Bb, D and F; Cm is C, Eb and G; Ebm is Eb, Gb and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbICmiiBbIEbmiv- BbBb · D · F
- CmC · Eb · G
- EbmEb · Gb · Bb
- 2
Left hand: Engine 8ths
The lowest note on every eighth: the engine of rock. Musicians call it root bass · 8ths (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Swing push
Three chords tumble out early with a swing, then the bar breathes. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 126 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 – Bb
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbFBb- EbEb · G · Bb
- FF · A · C
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Questions about What You Want
What chords are in What You Want?
The loop is Bb – Cm – Bb – Ebm (I – ii – I – iv) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is What You Want in?
Bb major, at about 126 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in What You Want?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is What You Want 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.