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I Want The Good Times Back: piano accompaniment sheet music
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- C minor
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 2007
- Easy
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I Want The Good Times Back written out as piano music: the II7 – iv – V7 – I loop in C minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays boom-chick (boom-chick) and the right hand hopscotch bells.
I Want The Good Times Back chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in C minor. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D7 | II7 | D F# A C |
| 2 | Fm | iv | F Ab C |
| 3 | G7 | V7 | G B D F |
| 4 | C | I | 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: boom-chick (boom-chick) in the left hand and hopscotch bells in the right, over the D7 – Fm – G7 – C 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 Want The Good Times Back
Does the sheet music for I Want The Good Times Back 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 Want The Good Times Back?
The loop is D7 – Fm – G7 – C (II7 – iv – V7 – I) in C minor, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Cm.
What key is I Want The Good Times Back in?
C minor, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Want The Good Times Back?
Boom-chick: boom-chick, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Want The Good Times Back 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.