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A Shine On Your Shoes: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Arthur Schwartz
- Eb major
- 2/2
- 120 BPM
- V7–I–V7–I loop
- 1932
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
A Shine On Your Shoes written out as piano music: the V7 – I – V7 – I loop in Eb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays giant steps (lh chords) and the right hand steady chords.
A Shine On Your Shoes chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Eb major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bb7 | V7 | Bb D F Ab |
| 2 | Eb | I | Eb G Bb |
| 3 | Bb7 | V7 | Bb D F Ab |
| 4 | Eb | I | Eb G Bb |
What the sheet music shows
The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: giant steps (lh chords) in the left hand and steady chords in the right, over the Bb7 – Eb – Bb7 – Eb chords.
Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.
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Questions about A Shine On Your Shoes
Does the sheet music for A Shine On Your Shoes have finger numbers?
Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.
What chords are in A Shine On Your Shoes?
The loop is Bb7 – Eb – Bb7 – Eb (V7 – I – V7 – I) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Abm – Eb.
What key is A Shine On Your Shoes in?
Eb major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in A Shine On Your Shoes?
Giant steps: lh chords, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is A Shine On Your Shoes 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.