My Blue Heaven Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn My Blue Heaven in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Eb – F7 – Bb7 – Eb
My Blue Heaven sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Eb is Eb, G and Bb; F7 is F, A, C and Eb; Bb7 is Bb, D, F and Ab. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EbIF7II7Bb7V7EbI
- EbEb · G · Bb
- F7F · A · C · Eb
- Bb7Bb · D · F · Ab
34 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Power fifths
Root and fifth together: big and bold. Musicians call it lh power fifths (left-hand chords), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Power fifthsLeft-hand chords · RockLeft handMedium
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Right hand: Springy chords
A quick double skip at the start, then steady chords to the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Springy chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 160 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.
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Ending: Eb – Ab – Eb
The last chords are I – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbAbEb
- AbAb · C · Eb

What chords are in My Blue Heaven?

The loop is Eb – F7 – Bb7 – Eb (I – II7 – V7 – I) in Eb major, and the song ends on Eb – Ab – Eb.

What key is My Blue Heaven in?

Eb major, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in My Blue Heaven?

Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is My Blue Heaven 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.