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How to play Make Someone Happy on piano
By Tony Bennett
- F major
- 4/4
- 90 BPM
- 1960
- Easy
Learn Make Someone Happy in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Cm7 – Gm7 – Cm7 – F7 – Cm7 – F7 – Bb
Make Someone Happy sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 7 chords: Cm7 is C, Eb, G and Bb; Gm7 is G, Bb, D and F; F7 is F, A, C and Eb; Bb is Bb, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Cm7v7Gm7ii7Cm7v7F7I7Cm7v7F7I7BbIV- Cm7C · Eb · G · Bb
- Gm7G · Bb · D · F
- F7F · A · C · Eb
- BbBb · D · F
- 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
Right hand: Hopscotch chords
Chord, chord, skip beat 3, chord: hopping over a square. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 90 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
Ending: Bb – C7 – F
The last chords are IV – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbC7F- C7C · E · G · Bb
- FF · A · C
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Questions about Make Someone Happy
What chords are in Make Someone Happy?
The loop is Cm7 – Gm7 – Cm7 – F7 – Cm7 – F7 – Bb (v7 – ii7 – v7 – I7 – v7 – I7 – IV) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C7 – F.
What key is Make Someone Happy in?
F major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Make Someone Happy?
Lazy footsteps: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Make Someone Happy easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 7 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of Make Someone Happy?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.