Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
Bim-Bom: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Joao Gilberto
- A major
- 4/4
- 160 BPM
- ii–V7–ii–V7 loop
- 1962
- Medium
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Bim-Bom written out as piano music: the ii – V7 – ii – V7 loop in A major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays rolling waves (open arpeggio 1-5-10-5) and the right hand pop stabs.
Bim-Bom chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in A 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 | Bm | ii | B D F# |
| 2 | E7 | V7 | E G# B D |
| 3 | Bm | ii | B D F# |
| 4 | E7 | V7 | E G# B 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: rolling waves (open arpeggio 1-5-10-5) in the left hand and pop stabs in the right, over the Bm – E7 – Bm – E7 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 Bim-Bom
Does the sheet music for Bim-Bom 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 Bim-Bom?
The loop is Bm – E7 – Bm – E7 (ii – V7 – ii – V7) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.
What key is Bim-Bom in?
A major, at about 160 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Bim-Bom?
Rolling waves: open arpeggio 1-5-10-5, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Bim-Bom 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.