Piano chords · Waltz garden
How to play Turn Around on piano
By Dick & DeeDee
- Eb major
- 3/4
- 86 BPM
- 1958
- Medium
Learn Turn Around in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bb7 – Eb – Gm – Ab
Turn Around sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb7 is Bb, D, F and Ab; Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Gm is G, Bb and D; Ab is Ab, C and Eb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Bb7V7EbIGmiiiAbIV- Bb7Bb · D · F · Ab
- EbEb · G · Bb
- GmG · Bb · D
- AbAb · C · Eb
- 2
Left hand: Waltz ripple
A ripple of three notes in three-time. Musicians call it broken chord 1-5-8 (3/4) (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 473 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Chattering waltz
After the first beat, quick chords and notes chatter to the end of the bar. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 86 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.
- 5
Ending: Eb – Bb7 – Eb
The last chords are I – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbBb7Eb
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Questions about Turn Around
What chords are in Turn Around?
The loop is Bb7 – Eb – Gm – Ab (V7 – I – iii – IV) in Eb major, and the song ends on Eb – Bb7 – Eb.
What key is Turn Around in?
Eb major, at about 86 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in Turn Around?
Waltz ripple: broken chord 1-5-8 (3/4), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Turn Around 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.