Yes I Will Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Yes I Will in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: Gb – Db – Gb – Db
Yes I Will sits in Db major: Db is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Gb is Gb, Bb and Db; Db is Db, F and Ab. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GbIVDbIGbIVDbI
- GbGb · Bb · Db
- DbDb · F · Ab
384 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Busy rocking
A low root, then quick notes rocking between two higher keys. Musicians call it broken chord 1-5 (broken chord), a medium pattern heard in 200 songs of the library.
Busy rockingBroken chord · BalladLeft handMedium
3
Right hand: Push chords
Two quick chords and a push just before beat 3, then space. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Push chordsSyncopated chords · RockRight handEasy
4
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.
5
Ending: Db – Dbsus4 – Db
The last chords are I – Isus – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DbDbsus4Db
- Dbsus4Db · Gb · Ab

What chords are in Yes I Will?

The loop is Gb – Db – Gb – Db (IV – I – IV – I) in Db major, and the song ends on Db – Dbsus4 – Db.

What key is Yes I Will in?

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

What does the left hand play in Yes I Will?

Busy rocking: broken chord 1-5, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Yes I Will 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.