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How to play You're Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile on piano
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 101 BPM
- 1977
- Medium
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Learn You're Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Cm7 – Ab – Eb – Bb
How it goes
You're Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Cm7 is C, Eb, G and Bb; Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Bb is Bb, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Cm7vi7AbIVEbIBbV- Cm7C · Eb · G · Bb
- AbAb · C · Eb
- EbEb · G · Bb
- BbBb · D · F
- 2
Left hand: Double island pulse
How it goes
The island rhythm squeezed in twice per bar: quick and dancy. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 1a · 2& · 3 · 3a · 4& (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 122 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Eager chords
How it goes
Jumps in early before beat 3, like the chords can’t wait. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 101 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: Eb – Ab7 – Eb
How it goes
The last chords are I – IV7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbAb7Eb- Ab7Ab · C · Eb · Gb
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Questions about You're Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile
What chords are in You're Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile?
The loop is Cm7 – Ab – Eb – Bb (vi7 – IV – I – V) in Eb major, and the song ends on Eb – Ab7 – Eb.
What key is You're Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile in?
Eb major, at about 101 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in You're Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile?
Double island pulse: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2& · 3 · 3a · 4&, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is You're Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of You're Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 4 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.