Close Your Eyes Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Close Your Eyes in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: Bbm – C7 – C – Fm – Fm – Bbm
How it goes
Close Your Eyes sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 6 chords: Bbm is Bb, Db and F; C7 is C, E, G and Bb; C is C, E and G; Fm is F, Ab and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbmivC7V7CVFmiFmiBbmiv
- BbmBb · Db · F
- C7C · E · G · Bb
- CC · E · G
- FmF · Ab · C
68 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Stride jumps
How it goes
Deep bass, then a chord in the middle: the left hand leaps. Musicians call it stride (stride & boom-chick), an easy pattern heard in 961 songs of the library.
Stride jumpsStride & boom-chick · StrideLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Pausing chords
How it goes
Three steady chords, then beat 4 left empty to breathe. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Pausing chordsBlock chords · ClassicalRight handEasy
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: Bb – C – F
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCF
- BbBb · D · F
- FF · A · C

What chords are in Close Your Eyes?

The loop is Bbm – C7 – C – Fm – Fm – Bbm (iv – V7 – V – i – iv – V7) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.

What key is Close Your Eyes in?

F major, at about 100 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Close Your Eyes?

Stride jumps: stride, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Close Your Eyes 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 Close Your Eyes?

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