Where Do You Start? Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Where Do You Start? in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Bb – F – Bb – F
Where Do You Start? sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb is Bb, D and F; F is F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbIVFIBbIVFI
- BbBb · D · F
- FF · A · C
384 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Velvet jazz
Two soft notes on each beat: the cozy colour of old jazz ballads. Musicians call it lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3) (left-hand chords), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Velvet jazzLeft-hand chords · Blues and boogie-woogieLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Steady chords
A full chord on every beat, steady and simple. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Steady chordsBlock chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 56 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: F – Bb – F
The last chords are I – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FBbF

What chords are in Where Do You Start??

The loop is Bb – F – Bb – F (IV – I – IV – I) in F major, and the song ends on F – Bb – F.

What key is Where Do You Start? in?

F major, at about 56 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Where Do You Start??

Velvet jazz: lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Where Do You Start? 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.