Straight Into Your Arms Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Straight Into Your Arms in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Em – D – C – G
Straight Into Your Arms sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Em is E, G and B; D is D, F# and A; C is C, E and G; G is G, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EmviDVCIVGI
- EmE · G · B
- DD · F# · A
- CC · E · G
- GG · B · D
51 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Rock hop
Low, high, a quick double, then high again: a hopping rock bass. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 809 songs of the library.
Rock hopRoot bass rhythm · RockLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Offbeat skank
Chords only on the “and”: reggae and swing. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Offbeat skankOffbeat chords · Blues and boogie-woogieRight handEasy
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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.
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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

What chords are in Straight Into Your Arms?

The loop is Em – D – C – G (vi – V – IV – I) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.

What key is Straight Into Your Arms in?

G major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Straight Into Your Arms?

Rock hop: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Straight Into Your Arms 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.