Piano chords · Old-time stride
You Are My Lucky Star: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Arthur Freed
- F major
- 4/4
- 160 BPM
- 1935
- Easy
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You Are My Lucky Star written out as piano music: the io – ii – io – I loop in F major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays stride jumps (stride) and the right hand steady chords.
You Are My Lucky Star chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in F major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fdim | i° | F Ab Cb |
| 2 | Gm | ii | G Bb D |
| 3 | Fdim | i° | F Ab Cb |
| 4 | F | I | F A C |
What the sheet music shows
The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: stride jumps (stride) in the left hand and steady chords in the right, over the Fdim – Gm – Fdim – F chords.
Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.
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Questions about You Are My Lucky Star
Does the sheet music for You Are My Lucky Star have finger numbers?
Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.
What chords are in You Are My Lucky Star?
The loop is Fdim – Gm – Fdim – F (io – ii – io – I) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is You Are My Lucky Star in?
F major, at about 160 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in You Are My Lucky Star?
Stride jumps: stride, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is You Are My Lucky Star 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.