Don’t Get Around Much Anymore Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Don’t Get Around Much Anymore in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: D7 – G7 – C – C
How it goes
Don’t Get Around Much Anymore sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D7 is D, F#, A and C; G7 is G, B, D and F; C is C, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
D7II7G7V7CICI
- D7D · F# · A · C
- G7G · B · D · F
- CC · E · G
13 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Gentle rocking
How it goes
Root, fifth, octave, fifth: the gentle rocking under countless pop ballads. Musicians call it broken chord 1-5-8-5 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 696 songs of the library.
Gentle rockingBroken chord · BalladLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Push chords
How it goes
Two quick chords and a push just before beat 3, then space. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Push chordsSyncopated chords · RockRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 100 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 – C
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGC
- FF · A · C
- GG · B · D

What chords are in Don’t Get Around Much Anymore?

The loop is D7 – G7 – C – C (II7 – V7 – I – II7) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.

What key is Don’t Get Around Much Anymore in?

C major, at about 100 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Don’t Get Around Much Anymore?

Gentle rocking: broken chord 1-5-8-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Don’t Get Around Much Anymore 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.

Can I hear the real melody of Don’t Get Around Much Anymore?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the intro of the song from a score, with both hands.