I Don’t Like To Sleep Alone Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn I Don’t Like To Sleep Alone in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

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Chords: Bb – F – Gm – Cm
How it goes
I Don’t Like To Sleep Alone sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb is Bb, D and F; F is F, A and C; Gm is G, Bb and D; Cm is C, Eb and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbIFVGmviCmii
- BbBb · D · F
- FF · A · C
- GmG · Bb · D
- CmC · Eb · G
17 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Walking roots
How it goes
One low note on every beat, steady as walking feet. Musicians call it root bass · quarters (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Walking rootsRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: the chords, held
How it goes
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
4
Both hands at 75 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: Bb – Ebm – Bb
How it goes
The last chords are I – iv – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbEbmBb
- EbmEb · Gb · Bb

What chords are in I Don’t Like To Sleep Alone?

The loop is Bb – F – Gm – Cm (I – V – vi – ii) in Bb major, and the song ends on Bb – Ebm – Bb.

What key is I Don’t Like To Sleep Alone in?

Bb major, at about 75 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in I Don’t Like To Sleep Alone?

Walking roots: root bass · quarters, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is I Don’t Like To Sleep Alone 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.