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It’s The Natural Thing To Do: piano accompaniment sheet music
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- D major
- 2/2
- 100 BPM
- 1937
- Easy
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It’s The Natural Thing To Do written out as piano music: the V7 – I – bVI7 – ii loop in D major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays lazy footsteps (root bass · 1 · 3 · 4) and the right hand hopscotch bells.
It’s The Natural Thing To Do 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.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A7 | V7 | A C# E G |
| 2 | D | I | D F# A |
| 3 | Bb7 | bVI7 | Bb D F Ab |
| 4 | Em | ii | E G B |
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: lazy footsteps (root bass · 1 · 3 · 4) in the left hand and hopscotch bells in the right, over the A7 – D – Bb7 – Em 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 It’s The Natural Thing To Do
Does the sheet music for It’s The Natural Thing To Do 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’s The Natural Thing To Do?
The loop is A7 – D – Bb7 – Em (V7 – I – bVI7 – ii) in D major, and the song ends on D – G – D.
What key is It’s The Natural Thing To Do in?
D major, at about 100 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in It’s The Natural Thing To Do?
Lazy footsteps: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is It’s The Natural Thing To Do 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.