Piano chords · Lullaby boat
How to play Don’t Put Your Daughter On The Stage, Mrs. Worthington on piano
Written by Noel Coward
- Eb major
- 6/8
- 150 BPM
- I–ii–V7–I loop
- 1935
- Medium
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Learn Don’t Put Your Daughter On The Stage, Mrs. Worthington in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Eb – Fm – Bb7 – Eb
How it goes
Don’t Put Your Daughter On The Stage, Mrs. Worthington sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Fm is F, Ab and C; Bb7 is Bb, D, F and Ab. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EbIFmiiBb7V7EbI- EbEb · G · Bb
- FmF · Ab · C
- Bb7Bb · D · F · Ab
- 2
Left hand: Swelling 6/8
How it goes
Rises to the top and falls back in one rocking six-note wave. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-8-5 (6/8) (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 73 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Hammock chords
How it goes
Long-short, long-short: soft chords sway like a hammock. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 150 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: Eb – Bb7 – Eb
How it goes
The last chords are I – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbBb7Eb
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Questions about Don’t Put Your Daughter On The Stage, Mrs. Worthington
What chords are in Don’t Put Your Daughter On The Stage, Mrs. Worthington?
The loop is Eb – Fm – Bb7 – Eb (I – ii – V7 – I) in Eb major, and the song ends on Eb – Bb7 – Eb.
What key is Don’t Put Your Daughter On The Stage, Mrs. Worthington in?
Eb major, at about 150 beats a minute in 6/8.
What does the left hand play in Don’t Put Your Daughter On The Stage, Mrs. Worthington?
Swelling 6/8: open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-8-5 (6/8), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Don’t Put Your Daughter On The Stage, Mrs. Worthington 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.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.