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Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenellen Bogen By The Sea: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Al Hoffman & Dick Manning
- Eb major
- 2/2
- 140 BPM
- V7–I–V7–I loop
- 1954
- Tricky
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Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenellen Bogen By The Sea written out as piano music: the V7 – I – V7 – I loop in Eb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays mountain leap (wide arpeggio 1-5-15) and the right hand hopscotch chords.
Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenellen Bogen By The Sea chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Eb 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 | Bb7 | V7 | Bb D F Ab |
| 2 | Eb | I | Eb G Bb |
| 3 | Bb7 | V7 | Bb D F Ab |
| 4 | Eb | I | Eb 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: mountain leap (wide arpeggio 1-5-15) in the left hand and hopscotch chords in the right, over the Bb7 – Eb – Bb7 – Eb 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 Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenellen Bogen By The Sea
Does the sheet music for Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenellen Bogen By The Sea 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 Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenellen Bogen By The Sea?
The loop is Bb7 – Eb – Bb7 – Eb (V7 – I – V7 – I) in Eb major, and the song ends on Eb – Bb7 – Eb.
What key is Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenellen Bogen By The Sea in?
Eb major, at about 140 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenellen Bogen By The Sea?
Mountain leap: wide arpeggio 1-5-15, a tricky pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenellen Bogen By The Sea easy to play on piano?
It is a tricky 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.