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Brown Eyed Handsome Man: piano accompaniment sheet music
Artist unknown
- E major
- 4/4
- 160 BPM
- I–bVII–I–bVII loop
- 1956
- Medium
Brown Eyed Handsome Man written out as piano music: the I – bVII – I – bVII loop in E major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays rockabilly wiggle (broken chord 8-6-5-6) and the right hand deep-breath chords.
Brown Eyed Handsome Man chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in E 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 | E | I | E G# B |
| 2 | D | bVII | D F# A |
| 3 | E | I | E G# B |
| 4 | D | bVII | D F# A |
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: rockabilly wiggle (broken chord 8-6-5-6) in the left hand and deep-breath chords in the right, over the E – D – E – D 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 Brown Eyed Handsome Man
Does the sheet music for Brown Eyed Handsome Man 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 Brown Eyed Handsome Man?
The loop is E – D – E – D (I – bVII – I – bVII) in E major, and the song ends on E – D – E.
What key is Brown Eyed Handsome Man in?
E major, at about 160 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Brown Eyed Handsome Man?
Rockabilly wiggle: broken chord 8-6-5-6, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Brown Eyed Handsome Man 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.