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All The Way: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Sammy Cahn

  • Eb major
  • 4/4
  • 85 BPM
  • 1957
  • Easy
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Left hand Boom-chickThe right hand sings the tuneChords the loop the song repeats most

All The Way written out as piano music: the V7 – I – ii – v loop in Eb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays boom-chick (boom-chick), and the right hand sings the tune.

All The Way 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.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1Bb7V7Bb D F Ab
2EbIEb G Bb
3FmiiF Ab C
4BbmvBb Db F

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: boom-chick (boom-chick) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the Bb7 – Eb – Fm – Bbm 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 The Way

Does the sheet music for All The Way 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 The Way?

The loop is Bb7 – Eb – Fm – Bbm (V7 – I – ii – v) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.

What key is All The Way in?

Eb major, at about 85 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in All The Way?

Boom-chick: boom-chick, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is All The Way 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.