Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
Please Come To Boston: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Dave Loggins
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 130 BPM
- IV–V–I–vi loop
- 1973
- Easy
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Please Come To Boston written out as piano music: the IV – V – I – vi loop in Bb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays yo-yo bounce (broken chord 8-5-8) and the right hand offbeat skank.
Please Come To Boston chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Bb major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eb | IV | Eb G Bb |
| 2 | F | V | F A C |
| 3 | Bb | I | Bb D F |
| 4 | Gm | vi | G Bb D |
What the sheet music shows
The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: yo-yo bounce (broken chord 8-5-8) in the left hand and offbeat skank in the right, over the Eb – F – Bb – Gm chords.
Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.
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Questions about Please Come To Boston
Does the sheet music for Please Come To Boston have finger numbers?
Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.
What chords are in Please Come To Boston?
The loop is Eb – F – Bb – Gm (IV – V – I – vi) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is Please Come To Boston in?
Bb major, at about 130 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Please Come To Boston?
Yo-yo bounce: broken chord 8-5-8, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Please Come To Boston 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.