Put Your Head On My Shoulder Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Put Your Head On My Shoulder in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Cm – Fm – Bb7 – Eb
How it goes
Put Your Head On My Shoulder sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Cm is C, Eb and G; Fm is F, Ab and C; Bb7 is Bb, D, F and Ab; Eb is Eb, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CmviFmiiBb7V7EbI
- CmC · Eb · G
- FmF · Ab · C
- Bb7Bb · D · F · Ab
- EbEb · G · Bb
35 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Lazy footsteps
How it goes
One long low note, then two calm steps to finish the bar. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 3 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Lazy footstepsRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
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Right hand: the chords, held
How it goes
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
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Both hands at 84 BPM
How it goes
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
How it goes
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 Put Your Head On My Shoulder?

The loop is Cm – Fm – Bb7 – Eb (vi – ii – V7 – I) in Eb major, and the song ends on Eb – Ab – Eb.

What key is Put Your Head On My Shoulder in?

Eb major, at about 84 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Put Your Head On My Shoulder?

Lazy footsteps: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Put Your Head On My Shoulder 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.