Why Walk When You Can Fly Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Why Walk When You Can Fly in 5 steps

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

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Chords: E – F# – B – E
Why Walk When You Can Fly sits in B major: B is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: E is E, G# and B; F# is F#, A# and C#; B is B, D# and F#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EIVF#VBIEIV
- EE · G# · B
- F#F# · A# · C#
- BB · D# · F#
141 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Jazz walk
One note per beat, strolling like a jazz bassist. Musicians call it walking bass (walking bass), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Jazz walkWalking bass · Blues and boogie-woogieLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Hopscotch bells
A high bell note, a chord, a skipped beat, and one more chord. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Hopscotch bellsBlock chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 100 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: E – F# – B
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EF#B

What chords are in Why Walk When You Can Fly?

The loop is E – F# – B – E (IV – V – I – IV) in B major, and the song ends on E – F# – B.

What key is Why Walk When You Can Fly in?

B major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Why Walk When You Can Fly?

Jazz walk: walking bass, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Why Walk When You Can Fly 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.