Piano chords · Old-time stride
You Make Me Feel So Young: piano accompaniment sheet music
- Bb major
- 2/2
- 92 BPM
- 1946
- Easy
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You Make Me Feel So Young written out as piano music: the I – bii° – ii7 – V7 – I – bii° – v7 – V7 loop in Bb 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 freeze-tag chords.
You Make Me Feel So Young chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Bb 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 | Bb | I | Bb D F |
| 1 | Bdim | bii° | B D F |
| 2 | Cm7 | ii7 | C Eb G Bb |
| 2 | F7 | V7 | F A C Eb |
| 3 | Bb | I | Bb D F |
| 3 | Bdim | bii° | B D F |
| 4 | Fm7 | v7 | F Ab C Eb |
| 4 | F7 | V7 | F A C Eb |
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 freeze-tag chords in the right, over the Bb – Bdim – Cm7 – F7 – Bb – Bdim – Fm7 – F7 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.
To see the real melody written out, play “The part you know”: the sheet music changes to it.
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Questions about You Make Me Feel So Young
Does the sheet music for You Make Me Feel So Young 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 Make Me Feel So Young?
The loop is Bb – Bdim – Cm7 – F7 – Bb – Bdim – Fm7 – F7 (I – bii° – ii7 – V7 – I – bii° – v7 – V7) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is You Make Me Feel So Young in?
Bb major, at about 92 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in You Make Me Feel So Young?
Stride jumps: stride, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is You Make Me Feel So Young easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 8 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of You Make Me Feel So Young?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.