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Lawdy Miss Clawdy: piano accompaniment sheet music
Artist unknown
- F major
- 4/4
- 95 BPM
- I–IV–I–V7 loop
- Tricky
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Lawdy Miss Clawdy written out as piano music: the I – IV – I – V7 loop in F major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays hop-back bounce (broken chord 8-5-8-8) and the right hand trotting-sleigh chords.
Lawdy Miss Clawdy chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in F 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 | F | I | F A C |
| 2 | Bb | IV | Bb D F |
| 3 | F | I | F A C |
| 4 | C7 | V7 | C E G Bb |
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: hop-back bounce (broken chord 8-5-8-8) in the left hand and trotting-sleigh chords in the right, over the F – Bb – F – C7 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 Lawdy Miss Clawdy
Does the sheet music for Lawdy Miss Clawdy 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 Lawdy Miss Clawdy?
The loop is F – Bb – F – C7 (I – IV – I – V7) in F major, and the song ends on F – Bb – F.
What key is Lawdy Miss Clawdy in?
F major, at about 95 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Lawdy Miss Clawdy?
Hop-back bounce: broken chord 8-5-8-8, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Lawdy Miss Clawdy easy to play on piano?
It is a tricky 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.