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What You Want: piano accompaniment sheet music
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- Bb major
- 4/4
- 126 BPM
- Medium
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What You Want written out as piano music: the I – ii – I – iv loop in Bb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) and the right hand swing push.
What You Want chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Bb major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bb | I | Bb D F |
| 2 | Cm | ii | C Eb G |
| 3 | Bb | I | Bb D F |
| 4 | Ebm | iv | Eb Gb Bb |
What the sheet music shows
The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) in the left hand and swing push in the right, over the Bb – Cm – Bb – Ebm chords.
Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.
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Questions about What You Want
Does the sheet music for What You Want have finger numbers?
Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.
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.