Don't Fence Me In Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Don't Fence Me In in 5 steps

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

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Chords: C7 – F – Gm – C7
Don't Fence Me In sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C7 is C, E, G and Bb; F is F, A and C; Gm is G, Bb and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
C7V7FIGmiiC7V7
- C7C · E · G · Bb
- FF · A · C
- GmG · Bb · D
49 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Power fifths
Root and fifth together: big and bold. Musicians call it lh power fifths (left-hand chords), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Power fifthsLeft-hand chords · RockLeft handMedium
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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.
Wait-a-beat chordsBlock chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 90 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.
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Ending: Gm – C7 – F
The last chords are ii – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GmC7F

What chords are in Don't Fence Me In?

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

What key is Don't Fence Me In in?

F major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Don't Fence Me In?

Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Don't Fence Me In 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.