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Boogie Fever: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Frederick Perren & Kenneth St. Lewis
- F major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- I–bVII–I–bVII loop
- 1976
- Medium
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Boogie Fever written out as piano music: the I – bVII – I – bVII loop in F 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 sprint-and-stop chords.
Boogie Fever chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in F 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 | F | I | F A C |
| 2 | Eb | bVII | Eb G Bb |
| 3 | F | I | F A C |
| 4 | Eb | bVII | Eb G Bb |
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 sprint-and-stop chords in the right, over the F – Eb – F – Eb 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 Boogie Fever
Does the sheet music for Boogie Fever 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 Boogie Fever?
The loop is F – Eb – F – Eb (I – bVII – I – bVII) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is Boogie Fever in?
F major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Boogie Fever?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Boogie Fever 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.