Come On-A My House Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Come On-A My House in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: Am – E7 – Am – E7
How it goes
Come On-A My House sits in A minor: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Am is A, C and E; E7 is E, G#, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AmiE7V7AmiE7V7
- AmA · C · E
- E7E · G# · B · D
27 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Jazz walk
How it goes
One note per beat, strolling like a jazz bassist. Musicians call it walking bass (walking bass), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Jazz walkWalking bass · Blues and boogie-woogieLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Dewdrop twinkle
How it goes
Two low, close notes twinkling up and back like morning dew. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Dewdrop twinkleTwo-note ostinato · BalladRight handMedium
4
Both hands at 132 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: F – G – Am
How it goes
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGAm
- FF · A · C
- GG · B · D

What chords are in Come On-A My House?

The loop is Am – E7 – Am – E7 (i – V7 – i – V7) in A minor, and the song ends on F – G – Am.

What key is Come On-A My House in?

A minor, at about 132 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Come On-A My House?

Jazz walk: walking bass, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Come On-A My House 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.