Piano chords · Lullaby boat
How to play I'm Gonna Go Fishin' on piano
- Ab major
- 6/8
- 60 BPM
- 1959
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Learn I'm Gonna Go Fishin' in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Fm – Bb7 – Fm – C7
How it goes
I'm Gonna Go Fishin' sits in Ab major: Ab is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Fm is F, Ab and C; Bb7 is Bb, D, F and Ab; C7 is C, E, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FmviBb7II7FmviC7III7- FmF · Ab · C
- Bb7Bb · D · F · Ab
- C7C · E · G · Bb
- 2
Left hand: Swelling 6/8
How it goes
Rises to the top and falls back in one rocking six-note wave. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-8-5 (6/8) (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 73 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pirate-stomp chords
How it goes
Three even chords that cut across the rocking bar, bold like pirates. 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: Db – Eb – Ab
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DbEbAb- DbDb · F · Ab
- EbEb · G · Bb
- AbAb · C · Eb
Play next
Questions about I'm Gonna Go Fishin'
What chords are in I'm Gonna Go Fishin'?
The loop is Fm – Bb7 – Fm – C7 (vi – II7 – vi – III7) in Ab major, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Ab.
What key is I'm Gonna Go Fishin' in?
Ab major, at about 60 beats a minute in 6/8.
What does the left hand play in I'm Gonna Go Fishin'?
Swelling 6/8: open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-8-5 (6/8), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I'm Gonna Go Fishin' 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.