Piano chords · Blues & boogie
Hello, How Are You: piano accompaniment sheet music
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- Eb major
- 4/4
- 80 BPM
- 1968
- Medium
Hello, How Are You written out as piano music: the I – V – IV – iv loop in Eb 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 sings the tune.
Hello, How Are You 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 | Eb | I | Eb G Bb |
| 2 | Bb | V | Bb D F |
| 3 | Ab | IV | Ab C Eb |
| 4 | Abm | iv | Ab Cb Eb |
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, with the right hand free for the melody, over the Eb – Bb – Ab – Abm 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 Hello, How Are You
Does the sheet music for Hello, How Are You 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 Hello, How Are You?
The loop is Eb – Bb – Ab – Abm (I – V – IV – iv) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is Hello, How Are You in?
Eb major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Hello, How Are You?
Boogie walker: boogie-woogie line, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Hello, How Are You 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.