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All Or Nothing At All: piano accompaniment sheet music

By John Coltrane

  • C major
  • 4/4
  • 150 BPM
  • Easy
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All Or Nothing At All written out as piano music: the VI – vi – VI – vi loop in C major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays stride jumps (stride) and the right hand pausing chords.

All Or Nothing At All chord chart

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

BarChordNumeralNotes
1AVIA C# E
2AmviA C E
3AVIA C# E
4AmviA C E

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: stride jumps (stride) in the left hand and pausing chords in the right, over the A – Am – A – Am 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 All Or Nothing At All

Does the sheet music for All Or Nothing At All 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 All Or Nothing At All?

The loop is A – Am – A – Am (VI – vi – VI – vi) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.

What key is All Or Nothing At All in?

C major, at about 150 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in All Or Nothing At All?

Stride jumps: stride, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is All Or Nothing At All 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.