He Came Looking For Me Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn He Came Looking For 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: C – F – C – Am
He Came Looking For Me sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C is C, E and G; F is F, A and C; Am is A, C and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CIFIVCIAmvi
- CC · E · G
- FF · A · C
- AmA · C · E
26 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Hammock rocking
Low, high, top, high in a long-short sway, like a swinging hammock. Musicians call it broken chord 1-5-8-5 (6/8) (broken chord), a medium pattern heard in 34 songs of the library.
Hammock rockingBroken chord · LullabyLeft handMedium
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Right hand: Rowing-boat chords
Six even chords per bar, rolling along like oars on water. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Rowing-boat chordsSyncopated chords · LullabyRight handMedium
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Both hands at 114 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.
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Ending: F – G – C
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGC
- GG · B · D

What chords are in He Came Looking For Me?

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

What key is He Came Looking For Me in?

C major, at about 114 beats a minute in 6/8.

What does the left hand play in He Came Looking For Me?

Hammock rocking: broken chord 1-5-8-5 (6/8), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is He Came Looking For Me 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.