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Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Queen
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 98 BPM
- 1976
- Easy
Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy written out as piano music: the ii – iv – 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 lazy footsteps (root bass · 1 · 3 · 4) and the right hand soft chords.
Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy 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 | Fm | ii | F Ab C |
| 2 | Abm | iv | Ab Cb Eb |
| 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: lazy footsteps (root bass · 1 · 3 · 4) in the left hand and soft chords in the right, over the Fm – Abm – 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 Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy
Does the sheet music for Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy 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 Old-Fashioned Lover Boy?
The loop is Fm – Abm – Bb7 – Eb (ii – iv – V7 – I) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy in?
Eb major, at about 98 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy?
Lazy footsteps: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy 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.