Piano chords · Lullaby boat
How to play Come Back To Bed on piano
By John Mayer
- A major
- 6/8
- 68 BPM
- 2003
- Medium
Learn Come Back To Bed in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: D – Asus4 – A – D
Come Back To Bed sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D is D, F# and A; Asus4 is A, D and E; A is A, C# and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DIVAsus4Isus4AIDIV- DD · F# · A
- Asus4A · D · E
- AA · C# · E
- 2
Left hand: Hammock heartbeat
Long-short, long-short: the low notes sway like a hammock. Musicians call it root bass · 6/8 lilt (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 128 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: the chords, held
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
- 4
Both hands at 68 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: D – E – A
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DEA- EE · G# · B
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Questions about Come Back To Bed
What chords are in Come Back To Bed?
The loop is D – Asus4 – A – D (IV – Isus – I – IV) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.
What key is Come Back To Bed in?
A major, at about 68 beats a minute in 6/8.
What does the left hand play in Come Back To Bed?
Hammock heartbeat: root bass · 6/8 lilt, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Come Back To Bed 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.