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How to play My Babe on piano
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- Eb major
- 2/2
- 140 BPM
- Easy
Learn My Babe in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Eb – F#dim – Fdim – Fm
My Babe sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Eb is Eb, G and Bb; F#dim is F#, A and C; Fdim is F, Ab and Cb; Fm is F, Ab and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EbIF#dimbiii°Fdimii°Fmii- EbEb · G · Bb
- F#dimF# · A · C
- FdimF · Ab · Cb
- FmF · Ab · C
- 2
Left hand: Pausing footsteps
Three even steps, then a quiet beat to breathe. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Hopscotch chords
Chord, chord, skip beat 3, chord: hopping over a square. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 140 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: Ab – Bb – Eb
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbBbEb- AbAb · C · Eb
- BbBb · D · F
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Questions about My Babe
What chords are in My Babe?
The loop is Eb – F#dim – Fdim – Fm (I – biiio – iio – ii) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is My Babe in?
Eb major, at about 140 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in My Babe?
Pausing footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is My Babe 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.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.