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Feed The Birds (Tuppence A Bag): piano accompaniment sheet music
- G major
- 3/4
- 135 BPM
- V7–I–I7–IV loop
- 1963
- Medium
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Feed The Birds (Tuppence A Bag) written out as piano music: the V7 – I – I7 – IV loop in G major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays moonlit waves (open arpeggio 1-5-10-5 (3/4)) and the right hand sleepy waltz chords.
Feed The Birds (Tuppence A Bag) 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 | D7 | V7 | D F# A C |
| 2 | G | I | G B D |
| 3 | G7 | I7 | G B D F |
| 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: moonlit waves (open arpeggio 1-5-10-5 (3/4)) in the left hand and sleepy waltz chords in the right, over the D7 – G – G7 – 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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Questions about Feed The Birds (Tuppence A Bag)
Does the sheet music for Feed The Birds (Tuppence A Bag) 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 Feed The Birds (Tuppence A Bag)?
The loop is D7 – G – G7 – C (V7 – I – I7 – IV) in G major, and the song ends on Am – D7 – G.
What key is Feed The Birds (Tuppence A Bag) in?
G major, at about 135 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in Feed The Birds (Tuppence A Bag)?
Moonlit waves: open arpeggio 1-5-10-5 (3/4), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Feed The Birds (Tuppence A Bag) 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 4 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.