Piano chords · Slow dance ’50s
U Smile: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
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- Eb major
- 12/8
- 114 BPM
- bVII–IV–I–bVII loop
- Easy
The accompaniment with every note named, bar by bar: the bar sheet shows each note as a bar on the staff with its letter inside, so you can accompany U Smile without reading music. The left hand plays rocking chair (rocking octaves (12/8)) and the right hand slow-dance chords.
U Smile accompaniment in letter notes
The Db – Ab – Eb – Db loop with rocking chair in the left hand and slow-dance chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.
How to read the bar sheet
The player above shows the treble staff (right hand) over the bass staff (left hand). Every note is a bar as long as it sounds, at its place on the staff, with its name inside, and the music scrolls past a line that marks now. The chord names run along the top.
Start with the left hand alone at a slow speed, then the right, then both. When the letters feel easy, try the sheet music.
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Questions about U Smile
What are the letter notes for the U Smile piano accompaniment?
Bar by bar, both hands: the bar sheet on this page names every note of the accompaniment (C4 is middle C) and plays along. The loop is Db – Ab – Eb – Db, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in U Smile?
The loop is Db – Ab – Eb – Db (bVII – IV – I – bVII) in Eb major, and the song ends on Db – Ab – Eb.
What key is U Smile in?
Eb major, at about 114 beats a minute in 12/8.
What does the left hand play in U Smile?
Rocking chair: rocking octaves (12/8), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is U 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.