Piano chords · Old-time stride
Ain't It The Truth: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Alan Menken
- Ab major
- 4/4
- 132 BPM
- 2016
- Medium
Ain't It The Truth written out as piano music: the I7 – v – I7 – v loop in Ab major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays boom-chick (boom-chick) and the right hand ticking clock.
Ain't It The Truth chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Ab 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 | Ab7 | I7 | Ab C Eb Gb |
| 2 | Ebm | v | Eb Gb Bb |
| 3 | Ab7 | I7 | Ab C Eb Gb |
| 4 | Ebm | v | Eb Gb Bb |
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: boom-chick (boom-chick) in the left hand and ticking clock in the right, over the Ab7 – Ebm – Ab7 – Ebm 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 Ain't It The Truth
Does the sheet music for Ain't It The Truth 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 Ain't It The Truth?
The loop is Ab7 – Ebm – Ab7 – Ebm (I7 – v – I7 – v) in Ab major, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Ab.
What key is Ain't It The Truth in?
Ab major, at about 132 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Ain't It The Truth?
Boom-chick: boom-chick, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Ain't It The Truth 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.