Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
Am I Blue?: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Harry Akst
- F major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 1929
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
Am I Blue? written out as piano music: the I – V7 – I – VI7 loop in F major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)), and the right hand sings the tune.
Am I Blue? 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.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F | I | F A C |
| 2 | C7 | V7 | C E G Bb |
| 3 | F | I | F A C |
| 4 | D7 | VI7 | D F# 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: pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the F – C7 – F – D7 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 Am I Blue?
Does the sheet music for Am I Blue? 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 Am I Blue??
The loop is F – C7 – F – D7 (I – V7 – I – VI7) in F major, and the song ends on G7 – C7 – F.
What key is Am I Blue? in?
F major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Am I Blue??
Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Am I Blue? 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.