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How to play Everything I Have Is Yours on piano

By Sarah Vaughan

  • C major
  • 2/2
  • 100 BPM
  • 1933
  • Easy
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Left hand Lazy footstepsThe right hand sings the tuneChords the loop the song repeats most

Learn Everything I Have Is Yours in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

  1. 1

    Chords: G7 – C – Ab7 – Dm

    Everything I Have Is Yours sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G7 is G, B, D and F; C is C, E and G; Ab7 is Ab, C, Eb and Gb; Dm is D, F and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.

    G7V7CIAb7bVI7Dmii
    • G7G · B · D · F
    • CC · E · G
    • Ab7Ab · C · Eb · Gb
    • DmD · F · A
  2. 2

    Left hand: Lazy footsteps

    One long low note, then two calm steps to finish the bar. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 3 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.

  3. 3

    Right hand: the chords, held

    In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.

  4. 4

    Both hands at 100 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. 5

    Ending: F – G – C

    The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.

    FGC
    • FF · A · C
    • GG · B · D

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Questions about Everything I Have Is Yours

What chords are in Everything I Have Is Yours?

The loop is G7 – C – Ab7 – Dm (V7 – I – bVI7 – ii) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.

What key is Everything I Have Is Yours in?

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

What does the left hand play in Everything I Have Is Yours?

Lazy footsteps: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Everything I Have Is Yours 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.