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Good Golly Miss Molly: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Robert Blackwell & John Marascalco
- F major
- 4/4
- 150 BPM
- IV7–I7–V7–IV7 loop
- 1957
- Medium
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Good Golly Miss Molly written out as piano music: the IV7 – I7 – V7 – IV7 loop in F major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays boogie walker (boogie-woogie line) and the right hand dawdling chords.
Good Golly Miss Molly 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 | Bb7 | IV7 | Bb D F Ab |
| 2 | F7 | I7 | F A C Eb |
| 3 | C7 | V7 | C E G Bb |
| 4 | Bb7 | IV7 | Bb D F Ab |
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: boogie walker (boogie-woogie line) in the left hand and dawdling chords in the right, over the Bb7 – F7 – C7 – Bb7 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 Good Golly Miss Molly
Does the sheet music for Good Golly Miss Molly 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 Good Golly Miss Molly?
The loop is Bb7 – F7 – C7 – Bb7 (IV7 – I7 – V7 – IV7) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is Good Golly Miss Molly in?
F major, at about 150 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Good Golly Miss Molly?
Boogie walker: boogie-woogie line, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Good Golly Miss Molly 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.