Piano chords · Old-time stride
How to play I’m All Alone on piano
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- C major
- 4/4
- 72 BPM
- I–vi–ii–IV loop
- 2005
- Medium
Learn I’m All Alone in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
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Chords: C – Am – Dm – F
I’m All Alone sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C is C, E and G; Am is A, C and E; Dm is D, F and A; F is F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CIAmviDmiiFIV- CC · E · G
- AmA · C · E
- DmD · F · A
- FF · A · C
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Left hand: Toy-soldier march
A bright two-note chord, then the low root: a toy soldier’s left-right. Musicians call it lh triads (2/4) (left-hand chords), a medium pattern heard in 205 songs of the library.
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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
Both hands at 72 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.
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Ending: F – G – C
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGC- GG · B · D
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Questions about I’m All Alone
What chords are in I’m All Alone?
The loop is C – Am – Dm – F (I – vi – ii – IV) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is I’m All Alone in?
C major, at about 72 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I’m All Alone?
Toy-soldier march: lh triads (2/4), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I’m All Alone 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.