Willing And Eager Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Willing And Eager in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Cm – F – Cm – F
How it goes
Willing And Eager sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Cm is C, Eb and G; F is F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CmviFIICmviFII
- CmC · Eb · G
- FF · A · C
26 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Jazz walk
How it goes
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 chords
How it goes
Chord, chord, skip beat 3, chord: hopping over a square. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Hopscotch chordsBlock chords · StrideRight handEasy
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Both hands at 125 BPM
How it goes
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: Eb – Bb7 – Eb
How it goes
The last chords are I – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbBb7Eb
- EbEb · G · Bb
- Bb7Bb · D · F · Ab

What chords are in Willing And Eager?

The loop is Cm – F – Cm – F (vi – II – vi – II) in Eb major, and the song ends on Eb – Bb7 – Eb.

What key is Willing And Eager in?

Eb major, at about 125 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Willing And Eager?

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

Is Willing And Eager 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.