Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me) Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me) in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Fm – Bb7 – Eb – Fm
How it goes
Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me) sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Fm is F, Ab and C; Bb7 is Bb, D, F and Ab; Eb is Eb, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FmiiBb7V7EbIFmii
- FmF · Ab · C
- Bb7Bb · D · F · Ab
- EbEb · G · Bb
62 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Boogie walker
How it goes
A walking line that climbs and falls through the chord. Musicians call it boogie-woogie line (boogie & shuffle), a medium pattern heard in 807 songs of the library.
Boogie walkerBoogie & shuffle · Blues and boogie-woogieLeft handMedium
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Right hand: the chords, held
How it goes
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
4
Both hands at 95 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.
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Ending: Ab – Bb – Eb
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbBbEb
- AbAb · C · Eb
- BbBb · D · F

What chords are in Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)?

The loop is Fm – Bb7 – Eb – Fm (ii – V7 – I – ii) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.

What key is Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me) in?

Eb major, at about 95 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)?

Boogie walker: boogie-woogie line, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me) 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.