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How to play You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To on piano
By Cole Porter
- C major
- 4/4
- 160 BPM
- 1942
- Easy
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Learn You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: C – Bm – E7 – Am
How it goes
You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C is C, E and G; Bm is B, D and F#; E7 is E, G#, B and D; Am is A, C and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CIBmviiE7III7Amvi- CC · E · G
- BmB · D · F#
- E7E · G# · B · D
- AmA · C · E
- 2
Left hand: Stair steps
How it goes
Three notes climb up the chord in the island rhythm. Musicians call it broken chord 1-3-5 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 438 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pop stabs
How it goes
Chord stabs in the 3-3-2 pop rhythm. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 160 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: D7 – G7 – C
How it goes
The last chords are II7 – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
D7G7C- D7D · F# · A · C
- G7G · B · D · F
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Questions about You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
What chords are in You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To?
The loop is C – Bm – E7 – Am (I – vii – III7 – vi) in C major, and the song ends on D7 – G7 – C.
What key is You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To in?
C major, at about 160 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To?
Stair steps: broken chord 1-3-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To 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.
Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.