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Charlie Brown: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
- F major
- 4/4
- 130 BPM
- 1959
- Medium
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Charlie Brown written out as piano music: the IV7 – I – V7 – IV7 loop in F major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) and the right hand ticking clock.
Charlie Brown 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 | Bb7 | IV7 | Bb D F Ab |
| 2 | F | I | F A C |
| 3 | C7 | V7 | C E G Bb |
| 4 | Bb7 | IV7 | Bb D F Ab |
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: pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) in the left hand and ticking clock in the right, over the Bb7 – F – C7 – Bb7 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 Charlie Brown
Does the sheet music for Charlie Brown 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 Charlie Brown?
The loop is Bb7 – F – C7 – Bb7 (IV7 – I – V7 – IV7) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is Charlie Brown in?
F major, at about 130 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Charlie Brown?
Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Charlie Brown 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.