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Charlie Brown Theme: piano accompaniment sheet music
- G major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- V7–I–I7–IV loop
- 1964
- Medium
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Charlie Brown Theme written out as piano music: the V7 – I – I7 – IV loop in G major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays jazz walk (walking bass) and the right hand hurrying chords.
Charlie Brown Theme chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in G 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 | D7 | V7 | D F# A C |
| 2 | G | I | G B D |
| 3 | G7 | I7 | G B D F |
| 4 | C | IV | 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: jazz walk (walking bass) in the left hand and hurrying chords in the right, over the D7 – G – 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 Charlie Brown Theme
Does the sheet music for Charlie Brown Theme 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 Theme?
The loop is D7 – G – G7 – C (V7 – I – I7 – IV) in G major, and the song ends on A7 – D7 – G.
What key is Charlie Brown Theme in?
G major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Charlie Brown Theme?
Jazz walk: walking bass, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Charlie Brown Theme 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.