Piano chords · Old-time stride
It Might As Well Be Spring: piano accompaniment sheet music
- G major
- 2/2
- 92 BPM
- 1945
- Easy
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It Might As Well Be Spring written out as piano music: the I – Imaj7 – v7 – I7 – IV – iv° – I loop in G major 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 steady chords.
It Might As Well Be Spring chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in G 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 | G | I | G B D |
| 2 | Gmaj7 | Imaj7 | G B D F# |
| 3 | Dm7 | v7 | D F A C |
| 3 | G7 | I7 | G B D F |
| 4 | C | IV | C E G |
| 4 | Cdim | iv° | C Eb Gb |
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 steady chords in the right, over the G – G – Gmaj7 – Dm7 – G7 – C – Cdim 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.
To see the real melody written out, play “The part you know”: the sheet music changes to it.
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Questions about It Might As Well Be Spring
Does the sheet music for It Might As Well Be Spring 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 It Might As Well Be Spring?
The loop is G – G – Gmaj7 – Dm7 – G7 – C – Cdim (I – Imaj7 – v7 – I7 – IV – iv° – I) in G major, and the song ends on G – C – G.
What key is It Might As Well Be Spring in?
G major, at about 92 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in It Might As Well Be Spring?
Stride jumps: stride, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is It Might As Well Be Spring easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 7 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of It Might As Well Be Spring?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the repeating figure of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 6 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.