Piano chords · Blues & boogie

How to play Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home on piano

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Learn Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home 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 – D – E – D
How it goes
Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home sits in E major: E is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: E is E, G# and B; D is D, F# and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EIDbVIIEIDbVII
- EE · G# · B
- DD · F# · A
90 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Velvet jazz
How it goes
Two soft notes on each beat: the cozy colour of old jazz ballads. Musicians call it lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3) (left-hand chords), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Velvet jazzLeft-hand chords · Blues and boogie-woogieLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Push chords
How it goes
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
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Both hands at 120 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: A – B – E
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
ABE
- AA · C# · E
- BB · D# · F#

What chords are in Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home?

The loop is E – D – E – D (I – bVII – I – bVII) in E major, and the song ends on A – B – E.

What key is Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home in?

E major, at about 120 beats a minute in 3/4.

What does the left hand play in Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home?

Velvet jazz: lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home 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.

Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.