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Bigmouth Strikes Again: piano accompaniment sheet music

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Left hand Marching giantRight hand Sleep-in chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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Bigmouth Strikes Again written out as piano music: the i – bVI – bVII – i loop in C# minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays marching giant (lh triads) and the right hand sleep-in chords.

Bigmouth Strikes Again 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.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1C#miC# E G#
2AVIA C# E
3BVIIB D# F#
4C#miC# E G#

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: marching giant (lh triads) in the left hand and sleep-in chords in the right, over the C#m – A – B – C#m 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 Bigmouth Strikes Again

Does the sheet music for Bigmouth Strikes Again 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 Bigmouth Strikes Again?

The loop is C#m – A – B – C#m (i – bVI – bVII – i) in C# minor, and the song ends on A – B – C#m.

What key is Bigmouth Strikes Again in?

C# minor, at about 136 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Bigmouth Strikes Again?

Marching giant: lh triads, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Bigmouth Strikes Again 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.