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Brush Up Your Shakespeare: piano accompaniment sheet music
Artist unknown
- F major
- 3/4
- 110 BPM
- 1949
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
Brush Up Your Shakespeare written out as piano music: the V7 – I – VI7 – II7 loop in F major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays oom-pah-pah (waltz oom-pah-pah) and the right hand waltz bells.
Brush Up Your Shakespeare 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 | D7 | VI7 | D F# A C |
| 4 | G7 | II7 | G B D F |
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: oom-pah-pah (waltz oom-pah-pah) in the left hand and waltz bells in the right, over the C7 – F – D7 – G7 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.
Questions about Brush Up Your Shakespeare
Does the sheet music for Brush Up Your Shakespeare 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 Brush Up Your Shakespeare?
The loop is C7 – F – D7 – G7 (V7 – I – VI7 – II7) in F major, and the song ends on F – C7 – F.
What key is Brush Up Your Shakespeare in?
F major, at about 110 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in Brush Up Your Shakespeare?
Oom-pah-pah: waltz oom-pah-pah, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Brush Up Your Shakespeare 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.