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Great Big Stuff: piano accompaniment sheet music
By David Yazbek
- G major
- 4/4
- 108 BPM
- 2004
- Medium
Great Big Stuff written out as piano music: the I7 – IV5 – bVI5 – VII5 loop in G major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) and the right hand pumping chords.
Great Big Stuff chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in G 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 | G7 | I7 | G B D F |
| 2 | C | IV | C E G |
| 3 | Eb | bVI | Eb G Bb |
| 4 | F# | VII | F# 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: engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) in the left hand and pumping chords in the right, over the G7 – C – Eb – 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 Great Big Stuff
Does the sheet music for Great Big Stuff 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 Great Big Stuff?
The loop is G7 – C – Eb – F# (I7 – IV5 – bVI5 – VII5) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is Great Big Stuff in?
G major, at about 108 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Great Big Stuff?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Great Big Stuff 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.