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Ku-U-I-Po: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Luigi Creatore, George Weiss & others
- Eb major
- 2/2
- 60 BPM
- 1961
- Easy
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Ku-U-I-Po written out as piano music: the I – IV – V7 – VII loop in Eb 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 pausing chords.
Ku-U-I-Po 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 | Eb | I | Eb G Bb |
| 2 | Ab | IV | Ab C Eb |
| 3 | Bb7 | V7 | Bb D F Ab |
| 4 | D | VII | D F# A |
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 pausing chords in the right, over the Eb – Ab – Bb7 – D 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 Ku-U-I-Po
Does the sheet music for Ku-U-I-Po 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 Ku-U-I-Po?
The loop is Eb – Ab – Bb7 – D (I – IV – V7 – VII) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is Ku-U-I-Po in?
Eb major, at about 60 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Ku-U-I-Po?
Lazy footsteps: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Ku-U-I-Po 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.