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Don't Marry Me: piano accompaniment sheet music
- Bb major
- 2/4
- 120 BPM
- 1958
- Medium
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Don't Marry Me written out as piano music: the V7 – I – II7 – I loop in Bb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays little march (lh chords (2/4)) and the right hand clockwork chords.
Don't Marry Me chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Bb 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 | F7 | V7 | F A C Eb |
| 2 | Bb | I | Bb D F |
| 3 | C7 | II7 | C E G Bb |
| 4 | Bb | I | Bb D F |
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: little march (lh chords (2/4)) in the left hand and clockwork chords in the right, over the F7 – Bb – C7 – Bb 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 Don't Marry Me
Does the sheet music for Don't Marry Me 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 Don't Marry Me?
The loop is F7 – Bb – C7 – Bb (V7 – I – II7 – I) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F7 – Bb.
What key is Don't Marry Me in?
Bb major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/4.
What does the left hand play in Don't Marry Me?
Little march: lh chords (2/4), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Don't Marry Me 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.