Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play Me And My Arrow on piano
Written by Harry Nilsson
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 92 BPM
- 1970
- Medium
Learn Me And My Arrow in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Cm – F7 – Bb – G7
Me And My Arrow sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Cm is C, Eb and G; F7 is F, A, C and Eb; Bb is Bb, D and F; G7 is G, B, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CmiiF7V7BbIG7VI7- CmC · Eb · G
- F7F · A · C · Eb
- BbBb · D · F
- G7G · B · D · F
- 2
Left hand: Drop-and-stay
A long high root, then the lower note twice: calm and settled. Musicians call it broken chord 8-5-5 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 87 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pumping chords
A chord on every eighth note, driving the song forward. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 92 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: Eb – F – Bb
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbFBb- EbEb · G · Bb
- FF · A · C
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Questions about Me And My Arrow
What chords are in Me And My Arrow?
The loop is Cm – F7 – Bb – G7 (ii – V7 – I – VI7) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is Me And My Arrow in?
Bb major, at about 92 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Me And My Arrow?
Drop-and-stay: broken chord 8-5-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Me And My Arrow 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.