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A Smooth One: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Benny Goodman

  • F major
  • 4/4
  • 100 BPM
  • 1941
  • Easy
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Left hand Walking rootsRight hand Pop stabsChords the loop the song repeats most

A Smooth One written out as piano music: the I – #ivo – IV – I loop in F major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays walking roots (root bass · quarters) and the right hand pop stabs.

A Smooth One chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in F major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1FIF A C
2Bdim#iv°B D F
3BbIVBb D F
4FIF A C

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: walking roots (root bass · quarters) in the left hand and pop stabs in the right, over the F – Bdim – Bb – F 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 Smooth One

Does the sheet music for A Smooth One 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 Smooth One?

The loop is F – Bdim – Bb – F (I – #ivo – IV – I) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.

What key is A Smooth One in?

F major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in A Smooth One?

Walking roots: root bass · quarters, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is A Smooth One 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.