Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play All The Things You Are on piano
By Jack Leonard with Tommy Dorsey Orchestra
- Ab major
- 4/4
- 160 BPM
- vi–ii–V7–I loop
- 1939
- Medium
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Learn All The Things You Are in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Fm – Bbm – Eb7 – Ab
How it goes
All The Things You Are sits in Ab major: Ab is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Fm is F, Ab and C; Bbm is Bb, Db and F; Eb7 is Eb, G, Bb and Db; Ab is Ab, C and Eb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FmviBbmiiEb7V7AbI- FmF · Ab · C
- BbmBb · Db · F
- Eb7Eb · G · Bb · Db
- AbAb · C · Eb
- 2
Left hand: Open sky
How it goes
Root, fifth, then a high third: open and airy, the sound of a big sky. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-10 (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 918 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: Db – Eb – Ab
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DbEbAb- DbDb · F · Ab
- EbEb · G · Bb
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Questions about All The Things You Are
What chords are in All The Things You Are?
The loop is Fm – Bbm – Eb7 – Ab (vi – ii – V7 – I) in Ab major, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Ab.
What key is All The Things You Are in?
Ab major, at about 160 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in All The Things You Are?
Open sky: open arpeggio 1-5-10, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is All The Things You Are easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.