Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play Nobody’s Baby Again on piano
Written by Baker Knight
- F major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 1966
- Medium
Learn Nobody’s Baby Again in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: C7 – Gm – C7 – Gm
Nobody’s Baby Again sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C7 is C, E, G and Bb; Gm is G, Bb and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
C7V7GmiiC7V7Gmii- C7C · E · G · Bb
- GmG · Bb · D
- 2
Left hand: Island pulse
Three, three, two: the island rhythm in so many pop hits. Musicians call it root bass · tresillo 3-3-2 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Deep-breath chords
A breath on beat 1, then quick chords pumping to the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 100 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: Gm – C7 – F
The last chords are ii – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GmC7F- FF · A · C
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Questions about Nobody’s Baby Again
What chords are in Nobody’s Baby Again?
The loop is C7 – Gm – C7 – Gm (V7 – ii – V7 – ii) in F major, and the song ends on Gm – C7 – F.
What key is Nobody’s Baby Again in?
F major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Nobody’s Baby Again?
Island pulse: root bass · tresillo 3-3-2, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Nobody’s Baby Again 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.