Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
Take Good Care Of My Baby: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Carole King
- F major
- 4/4
- 80 BPM
- I–vi–ii–V7 loop
- 1961
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
The accompaniment with every note named, bar by bar: the bar sheet shows each note as a bar on the staff with its letter inside, so you can accompany Take Good Care Of My Baby without reading music. The left hand plays jazz-club climb (broken chord 1-5-7) and the right hand wait-a-beat chords.
Take Good Care Of My Baby accompaniment in letter notes
The F – Dm – Gm – C7 loop with jazz-club climb in the left hand and wait-a-beat chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.
How to read the bar sheet
The player above shows the treble staff (right hand) over the bass staff (left hand). Every note is a bar as long as it sounds, at its place on the staff, with its name inside, and the music scrolls past a line that marks now. The chord names run along the top.
Start with the left hand alone at a slow speed, then the right, then both. When the letters feel easy, try the sheet music.
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Questions about Take Good Care Of My Baby
What are the letter notes for the Take Good Care Of My Baby piano accompaniment?
Bar by bar, both hands: the bar sheet on this page names every note of the accompaniment (C4 is middle C) and plays along. The loop is F – Dm – Gm – C7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Take Good Care Of My Baby?
The loop is F – Dm – Gm – C7 (I – vi – ii – V7) in F major, and the song ends on Gm – C7 – F.
What key is Take Good Care Of My Baby in?
F major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Take Good Care Of My Baby?
Jazz-club climb: broken chord 1-5-7, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Take Good Care Of My Baby 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.