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Jamming: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Bob Marley
- B minor
- 4/4
- 110 BPM
- Medium
Jamming written out as piano music: the i – IV7 – bVI – v loop in B minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays hurrying footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4 · 4&) and the right hand lub-dub chords.
Jamming chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in B 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 | Bm | i | B D F# |
| 2 | E7 | IV7 | E G# B D |
| 3 | G | VI | G B D |
| 4 | F#m | v | F# A C# |
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: hurrying footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4 · 4&) in the left hand and lub-dub chords in the right, over the Bm – E7 – G – F#m 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 Jamming
Does the sheet music for Jamming 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 Jamming?
The loop is Bm – E7 – G – F#m (i – IV7 – bVI – v) in B minor, and the song ends on G – A – Bm.
What key is Jamming in?
B minor, at about 110 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Jamming?
Hurrying footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4 · 4&, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Jamming 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.