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How to play Everybody’s Got A Home But Me on piano
Written by Richard Rodgers
- C major
- 2/2
- 120 BPM
- 1955
- Easy
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Learn Everybody’s Got A Home But Me in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
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Chords: G7 – C – D#dim – G7
How it goes
Everybody’s Got A Home But Me sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G7 is G, B, D and F; C is C, E and G; D#dim is D#, F# and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
G7V7CID#dimbiii°G7V7- G7G · B · D · F
- CC · E · G
- D#dimD# · F# · A
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Left hand: Hopscotch steps
How it goes
Step, step, skip a beat, step: like hopping over a square. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 668 songs of the library.
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Right hand: Hopscotch bells
How it goes
A high bell note, a chord, a skipped beat, and one more chord. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 120 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: 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
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Questions about Everybody’s Got A Home But Me
What chords are in Everybody’s Got A Home But Me?
The loop is G7 – C – D#dim – G7 (V7 – I – biiio – V7) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is Everybody’s Got A Home But Me in?
C major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Everybody’s Got A Home But Me?
Hopscotch steps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Everybody’s Got A Home But Me 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.