Piano chords · Slow dance ’50s
How to play Back At Your Door on piano
By Maroon 5
- Eb major
- 12/8
- 111 BPM
- 2007
- Easy
Learn Back At Your Door in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: F#dim – Fm – Fb7 – Eb
Back At Your Door sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F#dim is F#, A and C; Fm is F, Ab and C; Fb7 is Fb, Ab, Cb and Ebb; Eb is Eb, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
F#dimbiii°FmiiFb7bII7EbI- F#dimF# · A · C
- FmF · Ab · C
- Fb7Fb · Ab · Cb · Ebb
- EbEb · G · Bb
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Left hand: Slow-dance heartbeat
Four slow, deep beats under a swaying fifties ballad. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 (12/8) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 134 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Slow-dance chords
Four slow chords per bar under a swaying fifties ballad. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 111 BPM
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: Ab – Bb – Eb
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbBbEb- AbAb · C · Eb
- BbBb · D · F
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Questions about Back At Your Door
What chords are in Back At Your Door?
The loop is F#dim – Fm – Fb7 – Eb (biiio – ii – bII7 – I) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is Back At Your Door in?
Eb major, at about 111 beats a minute in 12/8.
What does the left hand play in Back At Your Door?
Slow-dance heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 (12/8), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Back At Your Door 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.