Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

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Chords: Fm – Bb7 – Cm7 – Gm – Cm7 – Cm
How it goes
Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 6 chords: Fm is F, Ab and C; Bb7 is Bb, D, F and Ab; Cm7 is C, Eb, G and Bb; Gm is G, Bb and D; Cm is C, Eb and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FmiiBb7V7Cm7vi7GmiiiCm7vi7Cmvi
- FmF · Ab · C
- Bb7Bb · D · F · Ab
- Cm7C · Eb · G · Bb
- GmG · Bb · D
- CmC · Eb · G
37 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Bossa sway
How it goes
Long-short, long-short, leaning ahead: a gentle Brazilian sway. Musicians call it root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Bossa swayRoot bass rhythm · Bossa novaLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Steady chords
How it goes
A full chord on every beat, steady and simple. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Steady chordsBlock chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 115 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.
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Ending: Ab – Bb – Eb
How it goes
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
- EbEb · G · Bb

What chords are in Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You?

The loop is Fm – Bb7 – Cm7 – Gm – Cm7 – Cm (ii – V7 – vi7 – iii – vi7 – vi) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.

What key is Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You in?

Eb major, at about 115 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You?

Bossa sway: root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 6 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Can I hear the real melody of Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.