Piano chords · Blues & boogie
How to play Baby Workout on piano
Written by Jackie Wilson & Alonzo Tucker
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- 1963
- Medium
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Learn Baby Workout in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Eb7 – Bb – F7 – Eb7
How it goes
Baby Workout sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Eb7 is Eb, G, Bb and Db; Bb is Bb, D and F; F7 is F, A, C and Eb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Eb7IV7BbIF7V7Eb7IV7- Eb7Eb · G · Bb · Db
- BbBb · D · F
- F7F · A · C · Eb
- 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: Double-skip chords
How it goes
Steady chords with two quick skips, one mid-bar and one at the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
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.
- 5
Ending: Eb – F – Bb
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbFBb- EbEb · G · Bb
- FF · A · C
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Questions about Baby Workout
What chords are in Baby Workout?
The loop is Eb7 – Bb – F7 – Eb7 (IV7 – I – V7 – IV7) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is Baby Workout in?
Bb major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Baby Workout?
Jazz walk: walking bass, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Baby Workout 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.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.