Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play Baby, You Make Me Crazy on piano
Written by Sam Smith, James Napier & others
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 85 BPM
- 1969
- Medium
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Learn Baby, You Make Me Crazy in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bb – Cm – Eb – Ebm
How it goes
Baby, You Make Me Crazy sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb is Bb, D and F; Cm is C, Eb and G; Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Ebm is Eb, Gb and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbICmiiEbIVEbmiv- BbBb · D · F
- CmC · Eb · G
- EbEb · G · Bb
- EbmEb · Gb · Bb
- 2
Left hand: Excited heartbeat
How it goes
Lots of quick notes with a tiny skip before beat 3: full of energy. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 1& · 2 · 2a · 3 · 3& · 4 (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 81 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Hopscotch chords
How it goes
Chord, chord, skip beat 3, chord: hopping over a square. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 85 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: Bb – Eb – Bb
How it goes
The last chords are I – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbEbBb
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Questions about Baby, You Make Me Crazy
What chords are in Baby, You Make Me Crazy?
The loop is Bb – Cm – Eb – Ebm (I – ii – IV – iv) in Bb major, and the song ends on Bb – Eb – Bb.
What key is Baby, You Make Me Crazy in?
Bb major, at about 85 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Baby, You Make Me Crazy?
Excited heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 1& · 2 · 2a · 3 · 3& · 4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Baby, You Make Me Crazy 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.