Side Notes: Helpul Hints:

You've probably never played a song like this before. Again the numbers in the first section are for the rhythm impaired.
It will have you playing with your forearms, for one As in "Morning Light," I am inviting you to count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
thing. That's one reason it's called "All of Me." rather than 1 &2 & 3 & 4 &.
The rhythm gets much easier at measure 31. (You may start there
if you wish.)
Don't let five flats scare you. It's easy when you think of C and F
as your only white keys. Just lean to the left black key on every-
thing (except C and F, but they don't have black keys to lean to
anyway)
Level of difficutly: seventh easiest in the book (out of seven, ha ha)

All of Me
(Sut's Fav)
- coll. for favorite; the one preferred]
[Fav: n.(fav)
Sut is a life-long buddy whose encouragement was a key factor as I was writing this song.

Facilitating a rubato yet fanfare-filled feeling

is favorable at the first of this fine song written by Jon Schmidt
(for a fun definition of rubato find page fifteen minus four) (from the album August End )
1
copyright 1996 5
3 5
1 2 5 5

(Why these numbers? see Helpful Hints)

!
123 4 56 78 123 4 56 7 8 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Pedal ad-lib throughout

!
3
5

!
123 456 7 8 12 3 4 56 78 123 4 56 78 123 4 56 7 8

!
small hand:
9
3 let left hand help

!
1 2 3 4 5 6 78 123 4 56 7 8 12 3 4 5 6 7 8

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 small hand: let left hand help
12

1 2 3 4 56 78 123 456 78 1234 5 6 78

poco rit

" =176-208 Using the accents gives this part rhyme and reason.
15 fast (put "all of yourself" into it) (But get the underlying rhythm in your head first.)

a tempo
12 3 4 5 6 78 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 12 3 4 5 6 78 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

19

12 3 4 5 6 78 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 12 3 4 5 6 78 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

23

12 3 4 5 6 78 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 12 3 4 5 6 78 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

27

12 3 4 5 6 78 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

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31

34
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37
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fingering or die
39
5

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42
5 4
5 5 1 3

cresc.

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44

46
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2
5

48
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50 ...............................................................................................

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52 4 5

Measures have been spaced for

maximum page turning enjoyment.
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 accent simile
54

57

59

61

63

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 65 5
5 5

67
5 1 3 4

dim. molto cresc.

70
1

72

75 2 4 5

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 Using the accents here will reveal a hidden melody
79 in an otherwise boring few lines of the piece.

82

85

88

91

cresc.

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 94

96

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

99

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

102

1 2 3
cresc.

105

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 107

110

113

[ [
Use left forearm across general area (elbow pointed left).
- Lift wrist so that left hand doesn't strike any notes.
- Not overly loud.
( )
Or you can select any portion of the chord to play with your fingers, if playing
with your arm takes you too far out of your comfort zone.
116

[
Use right forearm across general area (elbow pointed right).
- Lift wrist so that right hand doesn't strike any notes.
- Not overly loud.
119

] ] ] ] ]
cresc. accent simile
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

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 122

125

128

131

dim.

134

molto cresc.

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 137

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2

139
2

accent simile cresc.

142
4 5

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