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How Long Has This Been Going On?: piano accompaniment sheet music
- G major
- 2/2
- 80 BPM
- 1927
- Easy
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How Long Has This Been Going On? written out as piano music: the V7 – v° – V7 – I7 – IV7 – iv7 loop in G major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays hopscotch steps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 4) and the right hand wait-a-beat chords.
How Long Has This Been Going On? 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 | D7 | V7 | D F# A C |
| 2 | Ddim | v° | D F Ab |
| 3 | D7 | V7 | D F# A C |
| 3 | G7 | I7 | G B D F |
| 4 | C7 | IV7 | C E G Bb |
| 4 | Cm7 | iv7 | C 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: hopscotch steps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 4) in the left hand and wait-a-beat chords in the right, over the D7 – Ddim – D7 – G7 – C7 – Cm7 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.
To see the real melody written out, play “The part you know”: the sheet music changes to it.
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Questions about How Long Has This Been Going On?
Does the sheet music for How Long Has This Been Going On? 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 How Long Has This Been Going On??
The loop is D7 – Ddim – D7 – G7 – C7 – Cm7 (V7 – v° – V7 – I7 – IV7 – iv7) in G major, and the song ends on G – C – G.
What key is How Long Has This Been Going On? in?
G major, at about 80 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in How Long Has This Been Going On??
Hopscotch steps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is How Long Has This Been Going On? easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 6 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of How Long Has This Been Going On??
Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.