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Blame It On My Youth: piano accompaniment sheet music
- Ab major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- Medium
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Blame It On My Youth written out as piano music: the ii – VI7 – ii – V7 loop in Ab major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays power fifths (lh power fifths), and the right hand sings the tune.
Blame It On My Youth 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 | Bbm | ii | Bb Db F |
| 2 | F7 | VI7 | F A C Eb |
| 3 | Bbm | ii | Bb Db F |
| 4 | Eb7 | V7 | Eb G Bb Db |
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: power fifths (lh power fifths) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the Bbm – F7 – Bbm – Eb7 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 Blame It On My Youth
Does the sheet music for Blame It On My Youth 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 Blame It On My Youth?
The loop is Bbm – F7 – Bbm – Eb7 (ii – VI7 – ii – V7) in Ab major, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Ab.
What key is Blame It On My Youth in?
Ab major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Blame It On My Youth?
Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Blame It On My Youth 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.