Take Good Care Of My Baby Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Take Good Care Of My Baby in 5 steps

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

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Chords: F – Dm – Gm – C7
How it goes
Take Good Care Of My Baby sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; Dm is D, F and A; Gm is G, Bb and D; C7 is C, E, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FIDmviGmiiC7V7
- FF · A · C
- DmD · F · A
- GmG · Bb · D
- C7C · E · G · Bb
160 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Jazz-club climb
How it goes
Three slow notes rising to a soft, jazzy top, one per beat. Musicians call it broken chord 1-5-7 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 122 songs of the library.
Jazz-club climbBroken chord · BalladLeft handEasy
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.
Wait-a-beat chordsBlock chords · PopRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 80 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: Gm – C7 – F
How it goes
The last chords are ii – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GmC7F

What chords are in Take Good Care Of My Baby?

The loop is F – Dm – Gm – C7 (I – vi – ii – V7) in F major, and the song ends on Gm – C7 – F.

What key is Take Good Care Of My Baby in?

F major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Take Good Care Of My Baby?

Jazz-club climb: broken chord 1-5-7, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Take Good Care Of My Baby 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.