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How to play Come Away With Me on piano

By Norah Jones

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Left hand Waltz climbRight hand Sleepy waltz chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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Learn Come Away With Me in 5 steps

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

  1. 1

    Chords: C – Am – C – Am

    How it goes

    Come Away With Me sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C is C, E and G; Am is A, C and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.

    CIAmviCIAmvi
    • CC · E · G
    • AmA · C · E
    135 songs go round the same chords
  2. 2

    Left hand: Waltz climb

    How it goes

    Three notes up the chord, one per beat: a gentle waltz climb. Musicians call it broken chord 1-3-5 (3/4) (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 248 songs of the library.

  3. 3

    Right hand: Sleepy waltz chords

    How it goes

    A long chord, then a double on beat 3: a lazy, rocking waltz. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.

  4. 4

    Both hands at 88 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. 5

    Ending: C – G – C

    How it goes

    The last chords are I – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.

    CGC
    • GG · B · D

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Questions about Come Away With Me

What chords are in Come Away With Me?

The loop is C – Am – C – Am (I – vi – I – vi) in C major, and the song ends on C – G – C.

What key is Come Away With Me in?

C major, at about 88 beats a minute in 3/4.

What does the left hand play in Come Away With Me?

Waltz climb: broken chord 1-3-5 (3/4), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Come Away With Me 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 4 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.