Piano chords · Blues & boogie
How to play Baby, Won’t You Please Come Home on piano
By Bessie Smith
- G major
- 2/2
- 100 BPM
- 1997
- Easy
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Learn Baby, Won’t You Please Come Home in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: G – A#dim – A7 – D7
How it goes
Baby, Won’t You Please Come Home sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; A#dim is A#, C# and E; A7 is A, C#, E and G; D7 is D, F#, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GIA#dimbiii°A7II7D7V7- GG · B · D
- A#dimA# · C# · E
- A7A · C# · E · G
- D7D · F# · A · C
- 2
Left hand: Jazz walk
How it goes
One note per beat, strolling like a jazz bassist. Musicians call it walking bass (walking bass), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pop stabs
How it goes
Chord stabs in the 3-3-2 pop rhythm. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 100 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: C – D – G
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CDG- CC · E · G
- DD · F# · A
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Questions about Baby, Won’t You Please Come Home
What chords are in Baby, Won’t You Please Come Home?
The loop is G – A#dim – A7 – D7 (I – biiio – II7 – V7) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is Baby, Won’t You Please Come Home in?
G major, at about 100 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Baby, Won’t You Please Come Home?
Jazz walk: walking bass, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Baby, Won’t You Please Come 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.