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Ballad Of Gunga Din: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Traditional
- C minor
- 2/4
- 150 BPM
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Ballad Of Gunga Din written out as piano music: the bVII – bVI – v – bVI loop in C minor 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 sleigh bells.
Ballad Of Gunga Din chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in C 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 | Bb | VII | Bb D F |
| 2 | Ab | VI | Ab C Eb |
| 3 | Gm | v | G Bb D |
| 4 | Ab | VI | Ab C Eb |
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 and sleigh bells in the right, over the Bb – Ab – Gm – Ab 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.
Questions about Ballad Of Gunga Din
Does the sheet music for Ballad Of Gunga Din 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 Ballad Of Gunga Din?
The loop is Bb – Ab – Gm – Ab (bVII – bVI – v – bVI) in C minor, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Cm.
What key is Ballad Of Gunga Din in?
C minor, at about 150 beats a minute in 2/4.
What does the left hand play in Ballad Of Gunga Din?
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 Ballad Of Gunga Din 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.