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I Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Dexter Gordon
- C major
- 4/4
- 80 BPM
- 1944
- Easy
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I Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry written out as piano music: the v – I7 – IV – bVII7 loop in C 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 soft chords.
I Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in C 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 | Gm | v | G Bb D |
| 2 | C7 | I7 | C E G Bb |
| 3 | F | IV | F A C |
| 4 | Bb7 | bVII7 | Bb D F Ab |
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 soft chords in the right, over the Gm – C7 – F – Bb7 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 Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry
Does the sheet music for I Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry 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 Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry?
The loop is Gm – C7 – F – Bb7 (v – I7 – IV – bVII7) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is I Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry in?
C major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry?
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 Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry 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 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.