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Busy Doing Nothing: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Richard M. Sherman
- C major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- V7–I–V7–I loop
- 2018
- Medium
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Busy Doing Nothing written out as piano music: the V7 – I – V7 – I loop in C major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays mozart murmur (alberti bass 1-5-3-5) and the right hand bouncy bells.
Busy Doing Nothing 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.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G7 | V7 | G B D F |
| 2 | C | I | C E G |
| 3 | G7 | V7 | G B D F |
| 4 | C | I | C E G |
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: mozart murmur (alberti bass 1-5-3-5) in the left hand and bouncy bells in the right, over the G7 – C – G7 – C 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 Busy Doing Nothing
Does the sheet music for Busy Doing Nothing 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 Busy Doing Nothing?
The loop is G7 – C – G7 – C (V7 – I – V7 – I) in C major, and the song ends on D7 – G7 – C.
What key is Busy Doing Nothing in?
C major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Busy Doing Nothing?
Mozart murmur: alberti bass 1-5-3-5, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Busy Doing Nothing 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.