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Black Boys/White Boys: piano accompaniment sheet music
- B major
- 4/4
- 132 BPM
- 1966
- Medium
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Black Boys/White Boys written out as piano music: the I – bVII – bIII – V loop in B major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) and the right hand hopscotch chords.
Black Boys/White Boys chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in B 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 | B | I | B D# F# |
| 2 | A | bVII | A C# E |
| 3 | D | bIII | D F# A |
| 4 | F# | V | 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: engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) in the left hand and hopscotch chords in the right, over the B – A – D – 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.
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Questions about Black Boys/White Boys
Does the sheet music for Black Boys/White Boys 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 Black Boys/White Boys?
The loop is B – A – D – F# (I – bVII – bIII – V) in B major, and the song ends on E – F# – B.
What key is Black Boys/White Boys in?
B major, at about 132 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Black Boys/White Boys?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Black Boys/White Boys 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.