Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (from 'roberta') Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (from 'roberta') in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Eb – Dm7 – Fm7 – Bb7 – Eb – Ab – Fm7
How it goes
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (from 'roberta') sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 7 chords: Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Dm7 is D, F, A and C; Fm7 is F, Ab, C and Eb; Bb7 is Bb, D, F and Ab; Ab is Ab, C and Eb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EbIDm7vii7Fm7ii7Bb7V7EbIAbIVFm7ii7
- EbEb · G · Bb
- Dm7D · F · A · C
- Fm7F · Ab · C · Eb
- Bb7Bb · D · F · Ab
- AbAb · C · Eb
69 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Oom-pah
How it goes
A bass note, then three soft chords: oom, pah, pah, pah. Musicians call it bass + chords (stride & boom-chick), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Oom-pahStride & boom-chick · StrideLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Hopscotch bells
How it goes
A high bell note, a chord, a skipped beat, and one more chord. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Hopscotch bellsBlock chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 56 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.
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Ending: Eb – Bb7 – Eb
How it goes
The last chords are I – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbBb7Eb

What chords are in Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (from 'roberta')?

The loop is Eb – Dm7 – Fm7 – Bb7 – Eb – Ab – Fm7 (I – vii7 – ii7 – V7 – I – IV – ii7) in Eb major, and the song ends on Eb – Bb7 – Eb.

What key is Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (from 'roberta') in?

Eb major, at about 56 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (from 'roberta')?

Oom-pah: bass + chords, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (from 'roberta') 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 Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (from 'roberta')?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.