Piano chords · Blues & boogie
I Ain’t Got Nothin’ But The Blues: piano accompaniment sheet music
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- F major
- 2/2
- 92 BPM
- Medium
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I Ain’t Got Nothin’ But The Blues written out as piano music: the I7 – io – iv – I loop in F 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.
I Ain’t Got Nothin’ But The Blues chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in F 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 | F7 | I7 | F A C Eb |
| 2 | Fdim | i° | F Ab Cb |
| 3 | Bbm | iv | Bb Db F |
| 4 | F | I | 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: boogie walker (boogie-woogie line) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the F7 – Fdim – Bbm – 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 I Ain’t Got Nothin’ But The Blues
Does the sheet music for I Ain’t Got Nothin’ But The Blues 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 I Ain’t Got Nothin’ But The Blues?
The loop is F7 – Fdim – Bbm – F (I7 – io – iv – I) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is I Ain’t Got Nothin’ But The Blues in?
F major, at about 92 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in I Ain’t Got Nothin’ But The Blues?
Boogie walker: boogie-woogie line, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Ain’t Got Nothin’ But The Blues 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.