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Are We Downhearted? No!: piano accompaniment sheet music
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- Bb major
- 6/8
- 105 BPM
- 1914
- Medium
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Are We Downhearted? No! written out as piano music: the III7 – vi – ii – vi loop in Bb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays pirate-ship sway (lh chords (6/8)) and the right hand hammock chords.
Are We Downhearted? No! chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Bb 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 | D7 | III7 | D F# A C |
| 2 | Gm | vi | G Bb D |
| 3 | Cm | ii | C Eb G |
| 4 | Gm | vi | G Bb D |
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: pirate-ship sway (lh chords (6/8)) in the left hand and hammock chords in the right, over the D7 – Gm – Cm – Gm 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 Are We Downhearted? No!
Does the sheet music for Are We Downhearted? No! 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 Are We Downhearted? No!?
The loop is D7 – Gm – Cm – Gm (III7 – vi – ii – vi) in Bb major, and the song ends on Cm – F7 – Bb.
What key is Are We Downhearted? No! in?
Bb major, at about 105 beats a minute in 6/8.
What does the left hand play in Are We Downhearted? No!?
Pirate-ship sway: lh chords (6/8), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Are We Downhearted? No! 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.