Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play Gonna See My Baby Tonight on piano
Written by Kevin Borich
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 60 BPM
- 1981
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Learn Gonna See My Baby Tonight in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bb – Eb – Ab – G7
How it goes
Gonna See My Baby Tonight sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb is Bb, D and F; Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Ab is Ab, C and Eb; G7 is G, B, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbIEbIVAbbVIIG7VI7- BbBb · D · F
- EbEb · G · Bb
- AbAb · C · Eb
- G7G · B · D · F
- 2
Left hand: Pop heartbeat
How it goes
Long, short, long: the heartbeat under a thousand pop songs. Musicians call it root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Cuckoo clock
How it goes
High, high, a little lower, twice per bar: cuckoo, cuckoo. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 60 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 – F – Bb
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbFBb- FF · A · C
Questions about Gonna See My Baby Tonight
What chords are in Gonna See My Baby Tonight?
The loop is Bb – Eb – Ab – G7 (I – IV – bVII – VI7) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is Gonna See My Baby Tonight in?
Bb major, at about 60 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Gonna See My Baby Tonight?
Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Gonna See My Baby Tonight 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.