Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play Won’t Go Home Without You on piano
Written by Adam Levine
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 110 BPM
- I–ii–IV–V loop
- 2007
- Medium
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Learn Won’t Go Home Without You in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Eb – Fm – Ab – Bb
How it goes
Won’t Go Home Without You sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Fm is F, Ab and C; Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Bb is Bb, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EbIFmiiAbIVBbV- EbEb · G · Bb
- FmF · Ab · C
- AbAb · C · Eb
- BbBb · D · F
- 2
Left hand: Engine 8ths
How it goes
The lowest note on every eighth: the engine of rock. Musicians call it root bass · 8ths (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Wait-a-beat chords
How it goes
Silence on beat 1, then chords on 2, 3 and 4, leaving room for the bass. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 110 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.
- 5
Ending: Cm – Ab – Eb
How it goes
The last chords are vi – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CmAbEb- CmC · Eb · G
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Questions about Won’t Go Home Without You
What chords are in Won’t Go Home Without You?
The loop is Eb – Fm – Ab – Bb (I – ii – IV – V) in Eb major, and the song ends on Cm – Ab – Eb.
What key is Won’t Go Home Without You in?
Eb major, at about 110 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Won’t Go Home Without You?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Won’t Go Home Without You 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.