Everybody Loves Me, Baby Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Everybody Loves Me, Baby in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: G – Em – C – D7
How it goes
Everybody Loves Me, Baby sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; Em is E, G and B; C is C, E and G; D7 is D, F#, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GIEmviCIVD7V7
- GG · B · D
- EmE · G · B
- CC · E · G
- D7D · F# · A · C
34 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Jazz walk
How it goes
One note per beat, strolling like a jazz bassist. Musicians call it walking bass (walking bass), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Jazz walkWalking bass · Blues and boogie-woogieLeft 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.
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Ending: G – C – G
How it goes
The last chords are I – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GCG

What chords are in Everybody Loves Me, Baby?

The loop is G – Em – C – D7 (I – vi – IV – V7) in G major, and the song ends on G – C – G.

What key is Everybody Loves Me, Baby in?

G major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Everybody Loves Me, Baby?

Jazz walk: walking bass, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Everybody Loves Me, Baby 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.