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Bottle It Up: piano accompaniment sheet music

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Bottle It Up written out as piano music: the IV – I – V – vi loop in C major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays pausing footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3), and the right hand sings the tune.

Bottle It Up chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in C major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1FIVF A C
2CIC E G
3GVG B D
4AmviA C E

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: pausing footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the F – C – G – Am 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 Bottle It Up

Does the sheet music for Bottle It Up 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 Bottle It Up?

The loop is F – C – G – Am (IV – I – V – vi) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.

What key is Bottle It Up in?

C major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Bottle It Up?

Pausing footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Bottle It Up easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.