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How to play Where We Go on piano
Written by Alecia Moore & Greg Kurstin
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 118 BPM
- IV–I–V–vi loop
- 2017
- Medium
Learn Where We Go in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Ab – Eb – Bb – Cm
Where We Go sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Bb is Bb, D and F; Cm is C, Eb and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AbIVEbIBbVCmvi- AbAb · C · Eb
- EbEb · G · Bb
- BbBb · D · F
- CmC · Eb · G
- 2
Left hand: Tap-dance footsteps
Busy little taps around beat 2, then two calm steps to finish. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4 (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 100 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Push-and-land chords
A push just before beat 3, then two calm landings. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 118 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: Ab – Bb – Eb
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbBbEb
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Questions about Where We Go
What chords are in Where We Go?
The loop is Ab – Eb – Bb – Cm (IV – I – V – vi) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is Where We Go in?
Eb major, at about 118 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Where We Go?
Tap-dance footsteps: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Where We Go 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.