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I Wanna Be A Producer: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Mel Brooks

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I Wanna Be A Producer written out as piano music: the i – V7 – i – V7 loop in D minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays stride jumps (stride) and the right hand wait-a-beat chords.

I Wanna Be A Producer chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in D minor. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1DmiD F A
2A7V7A C# E G
3DmiD F A
4A7V7A C# E G

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: stride jumps (stride) in the left hand and wait-a-beat chords in the right, over the Dm – A7 – Dm – A7 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 Wanna Be A Producer

Does the sheet music for I Wanna Be A Producer 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 Wanna Be A Producer?

The loop is Dm – A7 – Dm – A7 (i – V7 – i – V7) in D minor, and the song ends on Bb – C – Dm.

What key is I Wanna Be A Producer in?

D minor, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in I Wanna Be A Producer?

Stride jumps: stride, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is I Wanna Be A Producer 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.