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How to play She’ll Leave You With A Smile on piano
Written by Jay Knowles & Odie Blackmon
- E major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- vi–V–IV–V loop
- 2001
- Easy
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Learn She’ll Leave You With A Smile in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: C#m – B – A – B
How it goes
She’ll Leave You With A Smile sits in E major: E is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C#m is C#, E and G#; B is B, D# and F#; A is A, C# and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
C#mviBVAIVBV- C#mC# · E · G#
- BB · D# · F#
- AA · C# · E
- 2
Left hand: Late-hop footsteps
How it goes
Steady low-high steps with one quick extra hop after beat 3. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 659 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Hopscotch chords
How it goes
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 100 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: C#m – B – E
How it goes
The last chords are vi – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
C#mBE- EE · G# · B
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Questions about She’ll Leave You With A Smile
What chords are in She’ll Leave You With A Smile?
The loop is C#m – B – A – B (vi – V – IV – V) in E major, and the song ends on C#m – B – E.
What key is She’ll Leave You With A Smile in?
E major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in She’ll Leave You With A Smile?
Late-hop footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is She’ll Leave You With A Smile 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.