Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play It's All Right With Me on piano
By Cole Porter
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 160 BPM
- 1953
- Easy
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Learn It's All Right With Me in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Cm – Fm – Bb7 – Fb7
How it goes
It's All Right With Me sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Cm is C, Eb and G; Fm is F, Ab and C; Bb7 is Bb, D, F and Ab; Fb7 is Fb, Ab, Cb and Ebb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CmviFmiiBb7V7Fb7bII7- CmC · Eb · G
- FmF · Ab · C
- Bb7Bb · D · F · Ab
- Fb7Fb · Ab · Cb · Ebb
- 2
Left hand: Island zigzag
How it goes
A jump up, then down past the start, in the three-three-two rhythm. Musicians call it broken chord 8-12-5 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 302 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Soft chords
How it goes
Soft chords on beats 1, 3 and 4. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 160 BPM
How it goes
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: Ab – Bb – Eb
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbBbEb- AbAb · C · Eb
- BbBb · D · F
- EbEb · G · Bb
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Questions about It's All Right With Me
What chords are in It's All Right With Me?
The loop is Cm – Fm – Bb7 – Fb7 (vi – ii – V7 – bII7) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is It's All Right With Me in?
Eb major, at about 160 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in It's All Right With Me?
Island zigzag: broken chord 8-12-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is It's All Right With Me 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 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.