Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play Nature Boy on piano
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- Ab major
- 4/4
- 80 BPM
- 1948
- Medium
Learn Nature Boy in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bbm – Fm – F – Fm
Nature Boy sits in Ab major: Ab is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bbm is Bb, Db and F; Fm is F, Ab and C; F is F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbmiiFmviFVIFmvi- BbmBb · Db · F
- FmF · Ab · C
- FF · A · C
- 2
Left hand: Bumblebee buzz
Two low notes buzz back and forth on quick, even beats. Musicians call it broken chord 1-3 (broken chord), a medium pattern heard in 160 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: the chords, held
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 80 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: Db – Eb – Ab
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
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Questions about Nature Boy
What chords are in Nature Boy?
The loop is Bbm – Fm – F – Fm (ii – vi – VI – vi) in Ab major, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Ab.
What key is Nature Boy in?
Ab major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Nature Boy?
Bumblebee buzz: broken chord 1-3, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Nature Boy 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.