Do I Hear A Waltz?: piano accompaniment sheet music

Artist unknown

G major
3/4
160 BPM
I–IV–I–IV loop
1965
Easy

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Do I Hear A Waltz? written out as piano music: the I – IV – I – IV loop in G major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays oom-pah-pah (waltz oom-pah-pah) and the right hand waltz bells.

Do I Hear A Waltz? 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	G	I	G B D
2	C	IV	C E G
3	G	I	G B D
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: oom-pah-pah (waltz oom-pah-pah) in the left hand and waltz bells in the right, over the G – C – G – 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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The same I–IV–I–IV loop

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Questions about Do I Hear A Waltz?

Does the sheet music for Do I Hear A Waltz? 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 Do I Hear A Waltz??

The loop is G – C – G – C (I – IV – I – IV) in G major, and the song ends on G – Am – G.

What key is Do I Hear A Waltz? in?

G major, at about 160 beats a minute in 3/4.

What does the left hand play in Do I Hear A Waltz??

Oom-pah-pah: waltz oom-pah-pah, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Do I Hear A Waltz? 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.