Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play Home on piano
By Topic
- F minor
- 4/4
- 128 BPM
- i–bVII–bVI–i loop
- Medium
Learn Home in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Fm – Eb – Db – Fm
Home sits in F minor: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Fm is F, Ab and C; Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Db is Db, F and Ab. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FmiEbVIIDbVIFmi- FmF · Ab · C
- EbEb · G · Bb
- DbDb · F · Ab
- 2
Left hand: Giant steps
A full chord on every beat, low and heavy, like a giant walking. Musicians call it lh chords (left-hand chords), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Ticking clock
One high note repeated on every quick beat: tick, tick, tick. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 128 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: Db – Eb – Fm
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DbEbFm
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Questions about Home
What chords are in Home?
The loop is Fm – Eb – Db – Fm (i – bVII – bVI – i) in F minor, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Fm.
What key is Home in?
F minor, at about 128 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Home?
Giant steps: lh chords, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Home 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.