Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play Come Home on piano
By Luminate
- C major
- 4/4
- 70 BPM
- 2010
- Medium
Learn Come Home in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Am7 – Fsus4 – C – Am7 – Fsus4
Come Home sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 5 chords: Am7 is A, C, E and G; Fsus4 is F, Bb and C; C is C, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Am7vi7Fsus4IVsus4CIAm7vi7Fsus4IVsus4- Am7A · C · E · G
- Fsus4F · Bb · C
- CC · E · G
- 2
Left hand: Engine 8ths
The lowest note on every eighth: the engine of rock. Musicians call it root bass · 8ths (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Wait-a-beat chords
Silence on beat 1, then chords on 2, 3 and 4, leaving room for the bass. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 70 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: F – G – C
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGC- FF · A · C
- GG · B · D
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Questions about Come Home
What chords are in Come Home?
The loop is Am7 – Fsus4 – C – Am7 – Fsus4 (vi7 – IVsus4 – I – vi7 – IVsus4) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is Come Home in?
C major, at about 70 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Come Home?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Come Home easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 5 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of Come Home?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the repeating figure of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.