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A Wonderful Guy: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Richard Rodgers
- D minor
- 3/4
- 160 BPM
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
A Wonderful Guy written out as piano music: the bVII – ii – V7 – I loop in D minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays oom-pah-pah (waltz oom-pah-pah) and the right hand waltz bells.
A Wonderful Guy chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in D minor. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C | VII | C E G |
| 2 | Em | ii | E G B |
| 3 | A7 | V7 | A C# E G |
| 4 | D | I | 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: oom-pah-pah (waltz oom-pah-pah) in the left hand and waltz bells in the right, over the C – Em – A7 – 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 Wonderful Guy
Does the sheet music for A Wonderful Guy 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 Wonderful Guy?
The loop is C – Em – A7 – D (bVII – ii – V7 – I) in D minor, and the song ends on Bb – C – Dm.
What key is A Wonderful Guy in?
D minor, at about 160 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in A Wonderful Guy?
Oom-pah-pah: waltz oom-pah-pah, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is A Wonderful Guy easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Made from 4 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.