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A Boy Needs A Dog: piano accompaniment sheet music
- A major
- 3/4
- 120 BPM
- I–IV–I–IV loop
- 2004
- Medium
A Boy Needs A Dog written out as piano music: the I – IV – I – IV loop in A major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays waltz ripple (broken chord 1-5-8 (3/4)) and the right hand spinning-top chords.
A Boy Needs A Dog chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in A 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 | A | I | A C# E |
| 2 | D | IV | D F# A |
| 3 | A | I | A C# E |
| 4 | D | IV | D F# A |
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: waltz ripple (broken chord 1-5-8 (3/4)) in the left hand and spinning-top chords in the right, over the A – D – A – D 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 A Boy Needs A Dog
Does the sheet music for A Boy Needs A Dog 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 A Boy Needs A Dog?
The loop is A – D – A – D (I – IV – I – IV) in A major, and the song ends on A – D – A.
What key is A Boy Needs A Dog in?
A major, at about 120 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in A Boy Needs A Dog?
Waltz ripple: broken chord 1-5-8 (3/4), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is A Boy Needs A Dog 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.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.