Piano chords · Old-time stride
How ’ya Gonna Keep 'em Down On The Farm?: piano accompaniment sheet music
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- Bb major
- 2/4
- 120 BPM
- Medium
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How ’ya Gonna Keep 'em Down On The Farm? written out as piano music: the I – biiio – V7 – ii loop in Bb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays brass-band march (lh power fifths (2/4)) and the right hand clockwork chords.
How ’ya Gonna Keep 'em Down On The Farm? chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Bb 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 | Bb | I | Bb D F |
| 2 | C#dim | biii° | C# E G |
| 3 | F7 | V7 | F A C Eb |
| 4 | Cm | ii | C Eb 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: brass-band march (lh power fifths (2/4)) in the left hand and clockwork chords in the right, over the Bb – C#dim – F7 – Cm 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 How ’ya Gonna Keep 'em Down On The Farm?
Does the sheet music for How ’ya Gonna Keep 'em Down On The Farm? 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 ’ya Gonna Keep 'em Down On The Farm??
The loop is Bb – C#dim – F7 – Cm (I – biiio – V7 – ii) in Bb major, and the song ends on Cm – F7 – Bb.
What key is How ’ya Gonna Keep 'em Down On The Farm? in?
Bb major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/4.
What does the left hand play in How ’ya Gonna Keep 'em Down On The Farm??
Brass-band march: lh power fifths (2/4), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is How ’ya Gonna Keep 'em Down On The Farm? 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.