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Click Go The Shears: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Traditional
- D major
- 6/8
- 135 BPM
- V7–I–IV–V7 loop
- Medium
Click Go The Shears written out as piano music: the V7 – I – IV – V7 loop in D major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays swelling 6/8 (open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-8-5 (6/8)), and the right hand sings the tune.
Click Go The Shears chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in D 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 | A7 | V7 | A C# E G |
| 2 | D | I | D F# A |
| 3 | G | IV | G B D |
| 4 | A7 | V7 | A 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: swelling 6/8 (open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-8-5 (6/8)) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the A7 – D – G – A7 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 Click Go The Shears
Does the sheet music for Click Go The Shears 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 Click Go The Shears?
The loop is A7 – D – G – A7 (V7 – I – IV – V7) in D major, and the song ends on G – A7 – D.
What key is Click Go The Shears in?
D major, at about 135 beats a minute in 6/8.
What does the left hand play in Click Go The Shears?
Swelling 6/8: open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-8-5 (6/8), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Click Go The Shears 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.