Piano chords · Blues & boogie
Good Times: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Nile Rodgers & Bernard Edwards
- D major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- ii–V7–ii–V7 loop
- 1979
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Good Times written out as piano music: the ii – V7 – ii – V7 loop in D 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 pausing chords.
Good Times chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in D 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 | Em | ii | E G B |
| 2 | A7 | V7 | A C# E G |
| 3 | Em | ii | E G B |
| 4 | A7 | V7 | A 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: boogie walker (boogie-woogie line) in the left hand and pausing chords in the right, over the Em – A7 – Em – A7 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 Times
Does the sheet music for Good Times 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 Times?
The loop is Em – A7 – Em – A7 (ii – V7 – ii – V7) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is Good Times in?
D major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Good Times?
Boogie walker: boogie-woogie line, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Good Times 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.