Piano chords · Lullaby boat
How to play I Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside on piano
Written by John A. Glover-Kind
- Eb major
- 6/8
- 150 BPM
- 2013
- Medium
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Learn I Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Eb – Edim – Fm – Bb
How it goes
I Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Edim is E, G and Bb; Fm is F, Ab and C; Bb is Bb, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EbIEdimbii°FmiiBbV- EbEb · G · Bb
- EdimE · G · Bb
- FmF · Ab · C
- BbBb · D · F
- 2
Left hand: Hammock heartbeat
How it goes
Long-short, long-short: the low notes sway like a hammock. Musicians call it root bass · 6/8 lilt (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 128 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Hammock chords
How it goes
Long-short, long-short: soft chords sway like a hammock. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 150 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: Ab – Bb – Eb
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbBbEb- AbAb · C · Eb
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Questions about I Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside
What chords are in I Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside?
The loop is Eb – Edim – Fm – Bb (I – biio – ii – V) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is I Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside in?
Eb major, at about 150 beats a minute in 6/8.
What does the left hand play in I Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside?
Hammock heartbeat: root bass · 6/8 lilt, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside 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.