Piano chords · Lullaby boat
How to play Comfortable on piano
By John Mayer
- F major
- 6/8
- 120 BPM
- 1999
- Medium
Learn Comfortable in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Cm – F7 – Bb – C
Comfortable sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Cm is C, Eb and G; F7 is F, A, C and Eb; Bb is Bb, D and F; C is C, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CmvF7I7BbIVCV- CmC · Eb · G
- F7F · A · C · Eb
- BbBb · D · F
- CC · E · G
- 2
Left hand: Sea-breeze roll
Four notes roll up and float in a gentle sway, light as a sea breeze. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-8-10 (6/8) (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 57 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 120 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: Bb – C – F
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCF- FF · A · C
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Questions about Comfortable
What chords are in Comfortable?
The loop is Cm – F7 – Bb – C (v – I7 – IV – V) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is Comfortable in?
F major, at about 120 beats a minute in 6/8.
What does the left hand play in Comfortable?
Sea-breeze roll: open arpeggio 1-5-8-10 (6/8), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Comfortable 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.