Piano chords · Blues & boogie
Lazybones: piano accompaniment sheet music
- C major
- 4/4
- 90 BPM
- 1933
- Medium
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Lazybones written out as piano music: the IV7 – I – IV – V7 loop in C major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays velvet jazz (lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3)) and the right hand groovy chords.
Lazybones chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in C 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 | F7 | IV7 | F A C Eb |
| 2 | C | I | C E G |
| 3 | F | IV | F A C |
| 4 | G7 | V7 | G B 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: velvet jazz (lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3)) in the left hand and groovy chords in the right, over the F7 – C – F – G7 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 Lazybones
Does the sheet music for Lazybones 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 Lazybones?
The loop is F7 – C – F – G7 (IV7 – I – IV – V7) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is Lazybones in?
C major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Lazybones?
Velvet jazz: lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Lazybones 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.