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Botch-A-Me (Ba-Ba-Baciami Piccina): piano accompaniment sheet music
- F major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- V7–I–vi–ii loop
- 1952
- Tricky
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Botch-A-Me (Ba-Ba-Baciami Piccina) written out as piano music: the V7 – I – vi – ii loop in F 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 trotting-sleigh chords.
Botch-A-Me (Ba-Ba-Baciami Piccina) 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 | C7 | V7 | C E G Bb |
| 2 | F | I | F A C |
| 3 | Dm | vi | D F A |
| 4 | Gm | ii | G Bb 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: bossa sway (root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&)) in the left hand and trotting-sleigh chords in the right, over the C7 – F – Dm – Gm 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 Botch-A-Me (Ba-Ba-Baciami Piccina)
Does the sheet music for Botch-A-Me (Ba-Ba-Baciami Piccina) 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 Botch-A-Me (Ba-Ba-Baciami Piccina)?
The loop is C7 – F – Dm – Gm (V7 – I – vi – ii) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is Botch-A-Me (Ba-Ba-Baciami Piccina) in?
F major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Botch-A-Me (Ba-Ba-Baciami Piccina)?
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 Botch-A-Me (Ba-Ba-Baciami Piccina) easy to play on piano?
It is a tricky 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.