Piano chords · Blues & boogie
I Could Go On Singin' (Till The Cows Come Home): piano accompaniment sheet music
By E.Y. Harburg
- Bb major
- 2/2
- 80 BPM
- 1962
- Easy
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I Could Go On Singin' (Till The Cows Come Home) written out as piano music: the I – II – bVI7 – V7 loop in Bb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays velvet jazz (lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3)) and the right hand pausing chords.
I Could Go On Singin' (Till The Cows Come Home) 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 | II | C E G |
| 3 | Gb7 | bVI7 | Gb Bb Db Fb |
| 4 | F7 | V7 | F A C 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: velvet jazz (lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3)) in the left hand and pausing chords in the right, over the Bb – C – Gb7 – F7 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 Could Go On Singin' (Till The Cows Come Home)
Does the sheet music for I Could Go On Singin' (Till The Cows Come Home) 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 Could Go On Singin' (Till The Cows Come Home)?
The loop is Bb – C – Gb7 – F7 (I – II – bVI7 – V7) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is I Could Go On Singin' (Till The Cows Come Home) in?
Bb major, at about 80 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in I Could Go On Singin' (Till The Cows Come Home)?
Velvet jazz: lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Could Go On Singin' (Till The Cows Come Home) easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.