Piano chords · Blues & boogie

How to play Nobody Does It Better on piano

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Learn Nobody Does It Better in 5 steps

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

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Chords: G – G7 – C – Cm
Nobody Does It Better sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; G7 is G, B, D and F; C is C, E and G; Cm is C, Eb and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GIG7I7CIVCmiv
- GG · B · D
- G7G · B · D · F
- CC · E · G
- CmC · Eb · G
38 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Velvet jazz
Two soft notes on each beat: the cozy colour of old jazz ballads. Musicians call it lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3) (left-hand chords), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Velvet jazzLeft-hand chords · Blues and boogie-woogieLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Steady chords
A full chord on every beat, steady and simple. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Steady chordsBlock chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 65 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: C – D – G
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CDG
- DD · F# · A

What chords are in Nobody Does It Better?

The loop is G – G7 – C – Cm (I – I7 – IV – iv) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.

What key is Nobody Does It Better in?

G major, at about 65 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Nobody Does It Better?

Velvet jazz: lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Nobody Does It Better 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.