Piano chords · Blues & boogie
A Wonderful Time Up There: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Lee Roy Abernathy
- G major
- 2/2
- 144 BPM
- I–V–I–IV loop
- 1947
- Medium
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A Wonderful Time Up There written out as piano music: the I – V – I – IV loop in G major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays rock’n’roll rocker (rock’n’roll 5–6 shuffle) and the right hand sprint-and-stop chords.
A Wonderful Time Up There chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in G 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 | G | I | G B D |
| 2 | D | V | D F# A |
| 3 | G | I | G B D |
| 4 | C | IV | C E G |
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: rock’n’roll rocker (rock’n’roll 5–6 shuffle) in the left hand and sprint-and-stop chords in the right, over the G – D – G – C 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 Time Up There
Does the sheet music for A Wonderful Time Up There 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 Time Up There?
The loop is G – D – G – C (I – V – I – IV) in G major, and the song ends on G – C – G.
What key is A Wonderful Time Up There in?
G major, at about 144 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in A Wonderful Time Up There?
Rock’n’roll rocker: rock’n’roll 5–6 shuffle, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is A Wonderful Time Up There 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.