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Piano chords · Slow dance ’50s

How to play Don’t Get Around Much Anymore on piano

By Tony Bennett & Michael Buble

  • Bb major
  • 12/8
  • 160 BPM
  • 1942
  • Easy
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Left hand Slow-dance heartbeatRight hand Slow-dance chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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. 1

    Chords: C – Bb – C – G7

    Don’t Get Around Much Anymore sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C is C, E and G; Bb is Bb, D and F; G7 is G, B, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.

    CIIBbICIIG7VI7
    • CC · E · G
    • BbBb · D · F
    • G7G · B · D · F
  2. 2

    Left hand: Slow-dance heartbeat

    Four slow, deep beats under a swaying fifties ballad. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 (12/8) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 134 songs of the library.

    Slow-dance heartbeatRoot bass rhythm · 50s doo-wopLeft handEasy
  3. 3

    Right hand: Slow-dance chords

    Four slow chords per bar under a swaying fifties ballad. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.

    Slow-dance chordsSyncopated chords · 50s doo-wopRight handEasy
  4. 4

    Both hands at 160 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. 5

    Ending: C7 – F7 – Bb

    The last chords are II7 – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.

    C7F7Bb
    • C7C · E · G · Bb
    • F7F · A · C · Eb

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The same left hand: Slow-dance heartbeat

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Questions about Don’t Get Around Much Anymore

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

The loop is C – Bb – C – G7 (II – I – II – VI7) in Bb major, and the song ends on C7 – F7 – Bb.

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

Bb major, at about 160 beats a minute in 12/8.

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

Slow-dance heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 (12/8), 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.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.