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Ka-Lu-A: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Jerome Kern
- C minor
- 2/2
- 160 BPM
- 2017
- Medium
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Ka-Lu-A written out as piano music: the I – I7 – IV – IV7 loop in C minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays island pulse (root bass · tresillo 3-3-2) and the right hand slow-down chords.
Ka-Lu-A chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in C 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 | C | I | C E G |
| 2 | C7 | I7 | C E G Bb |
| 3 | F | IV | F A C |
| 4 | F7 | IV7 | F A C Eb |
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: island pulse (root bass · tresillo 3-3-2) in the left hand and slow-down chords in the right, over the C – C7 – F – F7 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 Ka-Lu-A
Does the sheet music for Ka-Lu-A 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 Ka-Lu-A?
The loop is C – C7 – F – F7 (I – I7 – IV – IV7) in C minor, and the song ends on C – F – C.
What key is Ka-Lu-A in?
C minor, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Ka-Lu-A?
Island pulse: root bass · tresillo 3-3-2, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Ka-Lu-A 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.