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If You’re Happy And You Know It: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by L. Smith
- F major
- 6/8
- 160 BPM
- 2000
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
If You’re Happy And You Know It written out as piano music: the I – ii – IV – V7 loop in F major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays swelling 6/8 (open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-8-5 (6/8)) and the right hand hammock chords.
If You’re Happy And You Know It 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.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F | I | F A C |
| 2 | Gm | ii | G Bb D |
| 3 | Bb | IV | Bb D F |
| 4 | C7 | V7 | C E G Bb |
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: swelling 6/8 (open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-8-5 (6/8)) in the left hand and hammock chords in the right, over the F – Gm – Bb – C7 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.
Questions about If You’re Happy And You Know It
Does the sheet music for If You’re Happy And You Know It 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 If You’re Happy And You Know It?
The loop is F – Gm – Bb – C7 (I – ii – IV – V7) in F major, and the song ends on F – C7 – F.
What key is If You’re Happy And You Know It in?
F major, at about 160 beats a minute in 6/8.
What does the left hand play in If You’re Happy And You Know It?
Swelling 6/8: open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-8-5 (6/8), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is If You’re Happy And You Know It 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.