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I Left My Heart At The Stage Door Canteen: piano accompaniment sheet music

Written by Irving Berlin

  • F major
  • 4/4
  • 85 BPM
  • 1942
  • Easy
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Left hand Island pulseRight hand Hopscotch bellsChords the loop the song repeats most

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I Left My Heart At The Stage Door Canteen written out as piano music: the iii – VI7 – ii – I loop in F major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays island pulse (root bass · tresillo 3-3-2) and the right hand hopscotch bells.

I Left My Heart At The Stage Door Canteen 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.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1AmiiiA C E
2D7VI7D F# A C
3GmiiG Bb D
4FIF 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: island pulse (root bass · tresillo 3-3-2) in the left hand and hopscotch bells in the right, over the Am – D7 – Gm – 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 Left My Heart At The Stage Door Canteen

Does the sheet music for I Left My Heart At The Stage Door Canteen 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 Left My Heart At The Stage Door Canteen?

The loop is Am – D7 – Gm – F (iii – VI7 – ii – I) in F major, and the song ends on F – Bb – F.

What key is I Left My Heart At The Stage Door Canteen in?

F major, at about 85 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in I Left My Heart At The Stage Door Canteen?

Island pulse: root bass · tresillo 3-3-2, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is I Left My Heart At The Stage Door Canteen 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.