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Lady Sings The Blues: piano accompaniment sheet music
- C minor
- 4/4
- 80 BPM
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
Lady Sings The Blues written out as piano music: the V7 – i – bVI7 – i loop in C minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays yo-yo bounce (broken chord 8-5-8) and the right hand sprint-and-stop chords.
Lady Sings The Blues 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 | G7 | V7 | G B D F |
| 2 | Cm | i | C Eb G |
| 3 | Ab7 | VI7 | Ab C Eb Gb |
| 4 | Cm | i | C Eb G |
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: yo-yo bounce (broken chord 8-5-8) in the left hand and sprint-and-stop chords in the right, over the G7 – Cm – Ab7 – Cm 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 Lady Sings The Blues
Does the sheet music for Lady Sings The Blues 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 Lady Sings The Blues?
The loop is G7 – Cm – Ab7 – Cm (V7 – i – bVI7 – i) in C minor, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Cm.
What key is Lady Sings The Blues in?
C minor, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Lady Sings The Blues?
Yo-yo bounce: broken chord 8-5-8, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Lady Sings The Blues 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.