Piano chords · Blues & boogie
Big Yellow Taxi: piano accompaniment sheet music
- F major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- 1970
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Big Yellow Taxi written out as piano music: the I – ii7 – I – ii7 – I loop in F 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 running-late chords.
Big Yellow Taxi 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 |
| 3 | Gm7 | ii7 | G Bb D F |
| 3 | F | I | 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: rock’n’roll rocker (rock’n’roll 5–6 shuffle) in the left hand and running-late chords in the right, over the F – F – Gm7 – F – F 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.
To see the real melody written out, play “The part you know”: the sheet music changes to it.
Play next
Questions about Big Yellow Taxi
Does the sheet music for Big Yellow Taxi 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 Big Yellow Taxi?
The loop is F – F – Gm7 – F – F (I – ii7 – I – ii7 – I) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is Big Yellow Taxi in?
F major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Big Yellow Taxi?
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 Big Yellow Taxi easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 5 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of Big Yellow Taxi?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.