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Billie’s Blues (I Love My Man): piano accompaniment sheet music
- Ab major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 1956
- Easy
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Billie’s Blues (I Love My Man) written out as piano music: the #IV7 – IV7 – V7 – I loop in Ab major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays bossa sway (root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&)) and the right hand soft chords.
Billie’s Blues (I Love My Man) chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Ab 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 | #IV7 | D F# A C |
| 2 | Db7 | IV7 | Db F Ab Cb |
| 3 | Eb7 | V7 | Eb G Bb Db |
| 4 | Ab | I | 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: bossa sway (root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&)) in the left hand and soft chords in the right, over the D7 – Db7 – Eb7 – 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.
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Questions about Billie’s Blues (I Love My Man)
Does the sheet music for Billie’s Blues (I Love My Man) 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 Billie’s Blues (I Love My Man)?
The loop is D7 – Db7 – Eb7 – Ab (#IV7 – IV7 – V7 – I) in Ab major, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Ab.
What key is Billie’s Blues (I Love My Man) in?
Ab major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Billie’s Blues (I Love My Man)?
Bossa sway: root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Billie’s Blues (I Love My Man) 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.