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You're Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Charles Strouse

  • Eb major
  • 4/4
  • 101 BPM
  • 1977
  • Medium
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You're Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile written out as piano music: the vi7 – IV – I – V loop in Eb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays double island pulse (root bass · 1 · 1a · 2& · 3 · 3a · 4&) and the right hand eager chords.

You're Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in Eb major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1Cm7vi7C Eb G Bb
2AbIVAb C Eb
3EbIEb G Bb
4BbVBb D F

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: double island pulse (root bass · 1 · 1a · 2& · 3 · 3a · 4&) in the left hand and eager chords in the right, over the Cm7 – Ab – Eb – Bb 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're Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile

Does the sheet music for You're Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile 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'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.