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Give Him The Oo-La-La: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Cole Porter

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Give Him The Oo-La-La written out as piano music: the V7 – I – V7 – I loop in F major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) and the right hand pop stabs.

Give Him The Oo-La-La 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.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1C7V7C E G Bb
2FIF A C
3C7V7C E G Bb
4FIF A C

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: pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) in the left hand and pop stabs in the right, over the C7 – F – C7 – F 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 Give Him The Oo-La-La

Does the sheet music for Give Him The Oo-La-La 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 Give Him The Oo-La-La?

The loop is C7 – F – C7 – F (V7 – I – V7 – I) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.

What key is Give Him The Oo-La-La in?

F major, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Give Him The Oo-La-La?

Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Give Him The Oo-La-La 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.