Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play Baby on piano
Written by Justin Bieber, Christopher Stewart & others
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 128 BPM
- 2010
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Learn Baby in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Eb – Eb – Cm – Cm
How it goes
Baby sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Cm is C, Eb and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EbIEbICmviCmvi- EbEb · G · Bb
- CmC · Eb · G
- 2
Left hand: Fluttering heartbeat
How it goes
A quick flutter before beat 2, then a push before beat 3. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4 (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 152 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Late-knock chords
How it goes
One chord, a long wait, then a quick knock-knock at the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 128 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: Eb – Ebsus4 – Eb
How it goes
The last chords are I – Isus – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbEbsus4Eb- Ebsus4Eb · Ab · Bb
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Questions about Baby
What chords are in Baby?
The loop is Eb – Eb – Cm – Cm (I – vi – I – vi) in Eb major, and the song ends on Eb – Ebsus4 – Eb.
What key is Baby in?
Eb major, at about 128 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Baby?
Fluttering heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Baby 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.
Can I hear the real melody of Baby?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the repeating figure of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.