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Do You Know The Way To San Jose: piano accompaniment sheet music
- F major
- 2/2
- 140 BPM
- I–IV–I–V7 loop
- 1967
- Easy
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Do You Know The Way To San Jose written out as piano music: the I – IV – I – V7 loop in F major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays bossa sway (root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&)) and the right hand hopscotch chords.
Do You Know The Way To San Jose 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 | F | I | F A C |
| 2 | Bb | IV | Bb D F |
| 3 | F | I | F A C |
| 4 | C7 | V7 | C E G Bb |
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: bossa sway (root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&)) in the left hand and hopscotch chords in the right, over the F – Bb – F – C7 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 Do You Know The Way To San Jose
Does the sheet music for Do You Know The Way To San Jose 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 You Know The Way To San Jose?
The loop is F – Bb – F – C7 (I – IV – I – V7) in F major, and the song ends on F – Bb – F.
What key is Do You Know The Way To San Jose in?
F major, at about 140 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Do You Know The Way To San Jose?
Bossa sway: root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Do You Know The Way To San Jose 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.