Do You Know The Way To San Jose Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Do You Know The Way To San Jose in 5 steps

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

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Chords: F – Bb – F – C7
How it goes
Do You Know The Way To San Jose sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; Bb is Bb, D and F; C7 is C, E, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FIBbIVFIC7V7
- FF · A · C
- BbBb · D · F
- C7C · E · G · Bb
94 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Bossa sway
How it goes
Long-short, long-short, leaning ahead: a gentle Brazilian sway. Musicians call it root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Bossa swayRoot bass rhythm · Bossa novaLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Hopscotch chords
How it goes
Chord, chord, skip beat 3, chord: hopping over a square. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Hopscotch chordsBlock chords · StrideRight handEasy
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Both hands at 140 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: F – Bb – F
How it goes
The last chords are I – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FBbF

What chords are in Do You Know The Way To San Jose?

The loop is F – Bb – F – C7 (I – IV – I – V7) in F major, and the song ends on F – Bb – F.

What key is Do You Know The Way To San Jose in?

F major, at about 140 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Do You Know The Way To San Jose?

Bossa sway: root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Do You Know The Way To San Jose 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.