Piano chords · Dreamy ballad

How to play Whatever You Ask on piano

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Learn Whatever You Ask in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

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Chords: G – D – Em – G
Whatever You Ask sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; D is D, F# and A; Em is E, G and B. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GIVDIEmiiGIV
- GG · B · D
- DD · F# · A
- EmE · G · B
18 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Three-step climb
Root, fifth, octave, then let it ring. Musicians call it broken chord 1-5-8 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Three-step climbBroken chord · BalladLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Steady chords
A full chord on every beat, steady and simple. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Steady chordsBlock chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 90 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.
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Ending: Em – G – D
The last chords are ii – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EmGD

What chords are in Whatever You Ask?

The loop is G – D – Em – G (IV – I – ii – IV) in D major, and the song ends on Em – G – D.

What key is Whatever You Ask in?

D major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Whatever You Ask?

Three-step climb: broken chord 1-5-8, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Whatever You Ask 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.