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Did You Not Hear My Lady: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Aled Jones
- Ab major
- 4/4
- 90 BPM
- I–ii–V–I loop
- Easy
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Did You Not Hear My Lady written out as piano music: the I – ii – V – I loop in Ab major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays island seesaw (root–fifth 1-5-1) and the right hand soft chords.
Did You Not Hear My Lady chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Ab 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 | Ab | I | Ab C Eb |
| 2 | Bbm | ii | Bb Db F |
| 3 | Eb | V | Eb G Bb |
| 4 | Ab | I | Ab C Eb |
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: island seesaw (root–fifth 1-5-1) in the left hand and soft chords in the right, over the Ab – Bbm – Eb – Ab 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 Did You Not Hear My Lady
Does the sheet music for Did You Not Hear My Lady 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 Did You Not Hear My Lady?
The loop is Ab – Bbm – Eb – Ab (I – ii – V – I) in Ab major, and the song ends on Ebsus4 – Eb – Ab.
What key is Did You Not Hear My Lady in?
Ab major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Did You Not Hear My Lady?
Island seesaw: root–fifth 1-5-1, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Did You Not Hear My Lady 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.