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Italian Street Song: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Victor Herbert

  • D major
  • 3/8
  • 120 BPM
  • 2011
  • Medium
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Left hand Ragtime bounceRight hand Marching chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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Italian Street Song written out as piano music: the ii – V7 – I – V7 loop in D major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays ragtime bounce (boom-chick (2/4)) and the right hand marching chords.

Italian Street Song chord chart

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

BarChordNumeralNotes
1EmiiE G B
2A7V7A C# E G
3DID 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: ragtime bounce (boom-chick (2/4)) in the left hand and marching chords in the right, over the Em – A7 – D – 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 Italian Street Song

Does the sheet music for Italian Street Song 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 Italian Street Song?

The loop is Em – A7 – D – A7 (ii – V7 – I – V7) in D major, and the song ends on E7 – A7 – D.

What key is Italian Street Song in?

D major, at about 120 beats a minute in 3/8.

What does the left hand play in Italian Street Song?

Ragtime bounce: boom-chick (2/4), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Italian Street Song 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.