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Jitterbug Waltz: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Fats Waller
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- 1942
- Medium
Jitterbug Waltz written out as piano music: the V7 – I – IV7 – V loop in Eb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays giant waltz (lh chords (3/4)) and the right hand spinning-top chords.
Jitterbug Waltz chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Eb 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 | Bb7 | V7 | Bb D F Ab |
| 2 | Eb | I | Eb G Bb |
| 3 | Ab7 | IV7 | Ab C Eb Gb |
| 4 | Bb | V | Bb D F |
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: giant waltz (lh chords (3/4)) in the left hand and spinning-top chords in the right, over the Bb7 – Eb – Ab7 – Bb 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 Jitterbug Waltz
Does the sheet music for Jitterbug Waltz 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 Jitterbug Waltz?
The loop is Bb7 – Eb – Ab7 – Bb (V7 – I – IV7 – V) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is Jitterbug Waltz in?
Eb major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Jitterbug Waltz?
Giant waltz: lh chords (3/4), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Jitterbug Waltz 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.