Piano chords · Blues & boogie
How to play All The Things You Are on piano
By Jerome Kern
- G major
- 2/2
- 108 BPM
- 1939
- Easy
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: Gm – Cm – F7 – Bb
All The Things You Are sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Gm is G, Bb and D; Cm is C, Eb and G; F7 is F, A, C and Eb; Bb is Bb, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GmiCmivF7bVII7BbbIII- GmG · Bb · D
- CmC · Eb · G
- F7F · A · C · Eb
- BbBb · D · F
- 2
Left hand: Jazz walk
One note per beat, strolling like a jazz bassist. Musicians call it walking bass (walking bass), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Hopscotch chords
Chord, chord, skip beat 3, chord: hopping over a square. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 108 BPM
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: C – D – G
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CDG- CC · E · G
- DD · F# · A
- GG · B · D
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Questions about All The Things You Are
What chords are in All The Things You Are?
The loop is Gm – Cm – F7 – Bb (i – iv – bVII7 – bIII) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is All The Things You Are in?
G major, at about 108 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in All The Things You Are?
Jazz walk: walking bass, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is All The Things You Are 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 5 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.