What key is "Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You" in?

"Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You" by Led Zeppelin is in the key of C with a tempo of 84 BPM. Difficulty: easy.

Is "Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You" easy to play on piano?

Yes — this arrangement is rated easy, meaning it uses simple chord patterns and a manageable tempo. Most beginners can play through it in 1-3 practice sessions using our color-coded notes.

Can I play "Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You" without reading sheet music?

Yes. Our player offers a falling-notes mode (Synthesia-style) and a beginner mode with color-coded keys — both let you play along without reading traditional notation.

Lyrics

(Am)Babe,

ba by, (F)ba

(E)by, I’m gon na (Am)leave you.

(E)I said (Am)ba

by,

you (F)know

(E)I’m gon na (Am)leave

you.

I’ll

leave you when the (E)sum mer time,

leave you when the (E)sum mer comes a (Am)roll

in’,

leave you when the (E7)sum mer comes a (Am)long.

(Am)Ba,

ba,

(Am7)ba,

ba,

(D7)ba,

ba,

(F6)ba by.

Ba by, (Am)I don’t wan na leave you,

I ain’t jok in’, (F6)wom an, I got to (Am)ram ble.

(D)Oh,

yeah,

ba by, (Am7)ba by,

I won’t (D)be there,

(E)real ly got to (F)ram ble.

I can hear it (E)call in’ me the way it (Am)used to do.

(D7)I can hear it (E)call in’ me back (Am)home.