You Keep Coming Back Like A Song Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn You Keep Coming Back Like A Song 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
You Keep Coming Back Like A Song 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: Oom-pah
How it goes
A bass note, then three soft chords: oom, pah, pah, pah. Musicians call it bass + chords (stride & boom-chick), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Oom-pahStride & boom-chick · StrideLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Hopscotch bells
How it goes
A high bell note, a chord, a skipped beat, and one more chord. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Hopscotch bellsBlock chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 90 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 You Keep Coming Back Like A Song?

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 You Keep Coming Back Like A Song in?

Eb major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in You Keep Coming Back Like A Song?

Oom-pah: bass + chords, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is You Keep Coming Back Like A Song 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.