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How to play Don’t Worry Baby on piano
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- F major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- I–IV–ii–V7 loop
- Medium
Learn Don’t Worry Baby in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: F – Bb – Gm – C7
Don’t Worry Baby 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; Gm is G, Bb and D; C7 is C, E, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FIBbIVGmiiC7V7- FF · A · C
- BbBb · D · F
- GmG · Bb · D
- C7C · E · G · Bb
- 2
Left hand: Groovy roots
Notes jump around the “ands”, giving the bass a funky bounce. Musicians call it root bass · syncopated 8ths (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 363 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: the chords, held
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
- 4
Both hands at 120 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
Ending: Bb – C – F
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCF- CC · E · G
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Questions about Don’t Worry Baby
What chords are in Don’t Worry Baby?
The loop is F – Bb – Gm – C7 (I – IV – ii – V7) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is Don’t Worry Baby in?
F major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Don’t Worry Baby?
Groovy roots: root bass · syncopated 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Don’t Worry Baby 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.