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A Street: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Charles Strouse

  • F# major
  • 6/8
  • 78 BPM
  • 2014
  • Medium
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Left hand Rowing-boat pulseRight hand Tug-of-war chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

A Street written out as piano music: the V – vi – II – I loop in F# major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays rowing-boat pulse (root bass · 6/8 8ths) and the right hand tug-of-war chords.

A Street chord chart

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

BarChordNumeralNotes
1C#VC# E# G#
2D#mviD# F# A#
3G#IIG# B# D#
4F#IF# A# C#

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: rowing-boat pulse (root bass · 6/8 8ths) in the left hand and tug-of-war chords in the right, over the C# – D#m – G# – F# 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 Street

Does the sheet music for A Street 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 Street?

The loop is C# – D#m – G# – F# (V – vi – II – I) in F# major, and the song ends on B – C# – F#.

What key is A Street in?

F# major, at about 78 beats a minute in 6/8.

What does the left hand play in A Street?

Rowing-boat pulse: root bass · 6/8 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is A Street 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.