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How to play Coming In And Out Of Your Life on piano
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 84 BPM
- I–iii–IV–V7 loop
- 1981
- Easy
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Learn Coming In And Out Of Your Life in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
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Chords: Eb – Gm – Ab – Bb7
How it goes
Coming In And Out Of Your Life sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Gm is G, Bb and D; Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Bb7 is Bb, D, F and Ab. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EbIGmiiiAbIVBb7V7- EbEb · G · Bb
- GmG · Bb · D
- AbAb · C · Eb
- Bb7Bb · D · F · Ab
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Left hand: Hopscotch steps
How it goes
Step, step, skip a beat, step: like hopping over a square. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 668 songs of the library.
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Right hand: the chords, held
How it goes
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
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Both hands at 84 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.
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Ending: Ab – Bb – Eb
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbBbEb- BbBb · D · F
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Questions about Coming In And Out Of Your Life
What chords are in Coming In And Out Of Your Life?
The loop is Eb – Gm – Ab – Bb7 (I – iii – IV – V7) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is Coming In And Out Of Your Life in?
Eb major, at about 84 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Coming In And Out Of Your Life?
Hopscotch steps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Coming In And Out Of Your Life 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.