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All Too Soon: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Duke Ellington

  • F major
  • 2/2
  • 100 BPM
  • 1940
  • Easy
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Left hand Walking rootsThe right hand sings the tuneChords the loop the song repeats most

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All Too Soon written out as piano music: the Vsus – V7 – I – vi 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 sings the tune.

All Too Soon 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
1Csus4Vsus4C F G
2C7V7C E G Bb
3FIF A C
4DmviD F A

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, with the right hand free for the melody, over the Csus4 – C7 – F – Dm 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 Too Soon

Does the sheet music for All Too Soon 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 Too Soon?

The loop is Csus4 – C7 – F – Dm (Vsus – V7 – I – vi) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.

What key is All Too Soon in?

F major, at about 100 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in All Too Soon?

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

Is All Too Soon 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.