Piano chords · Lullaby boat
How to play Take Me Back To Dear Old Blighty on piano
By Fred Godfrey
- Bb major
- 6/8
- 93 BPM
- 1916
- Medium
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Learn Take Me Back To Dear Old Blighty in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bb – Cm – Fdim – C
How it goes
Take Me Back To Dear Old Blighty sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb is Bb, D and F; Cm is C, Eb and G; Fdim is F, Ab and Cb; C is C, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbICmiiFdimv°CII- BbBb · D · F
- CmC · Eb · G
- FdimF · Ab · Cb
- CC · E · G
- 2
Left hand: Hammock heartbeat
How it goes
Long-short, long-short: the low notes sway like a hammock. Musicians call it root bass · 6/8 lilt (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 128 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Hammock chords
How it goes
Long-short, long-short: soft chords sway like a hammock. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 93 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.
- 5
Ending: Bb – F7 – Bb
How it goes
The last chords are I – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbF7Bb- F7F · A · C · Eb
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Questions about Take Me Back To Dear Old Blighty
What chords are in Take Me Back To Dear Old Blighty?
The loop is Bb – Cm – Fdim – C (I – ii – vo – II) in Bb major, and the song ends on Bb – F7 – Bb.
What key is Take Me Back To Dear Old Blighty in?
Bb major, at about 93 beats a minute in 6/8.
What does the left hand play in Take Me Back To Dear Old Blighty?
Hammock heartbeat: root bass · 6/8 lilt, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Take Me Back To Dear Old Blighty 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.