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I Got It Bad And That Ain’t Good: piano accompaniment sheet music
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 68 BPM
- I–IV7–I–IV7 loop
- 1941
- Medium
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I Got It Bad And That Ain’t Good written out as piano music: the I – IV7 – I – IV7 loop in Bb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays power fifths (lh power fifths) and the right hand steady chords.
I Got It Bad And That Ain’t Good 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 | Eb7 | IV7 | Eb G Bb Db |
| 3 | Bb | I | Bb D F |
| 4 | Eb7 | IV7 | Eb G Bb Db |
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: power fifths (lh power fifths) in the left hand and steady chords in the right, over the Bb – Eb7 – Bb – Eb7 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 Got It Bad And That Ain’t Good
Does the sheet music for I Got It Bad And That Ain’t Good 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 Got It Bad And That Ain’t Good?
The loop is Bb – Eb7 – Bb – Eb7 (I – IV7 – I – IV7) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is I Got It Bad And That Ain’t Good in?
Bb major, at about 68 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Got It Bad And That Ain’t Good?
Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Got It Bad And That Ain’t Good 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 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.