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Let’s Sing A Gay Little Spring Song: piano accompaniment sheet music

Written by Frank Churchill

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Let’s Sing A Gay Little Spring Song written out as piano music: the I – V7 – I – V7 loop in D major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays boom-chick-boom (boom-chick (3/4)) and the right hand waltz chords.

Let’s Sing A Gay Little Spring Song chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in D major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1DID F# A
2A7V7A C# E G
3DID F# A
4A7V7A C# E 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: boom-chick-boom (boom-chick (3/4)) in the left hand and waltz chords in the right, over the D – A7 – D – A7 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 Let’s Sing A Gay Little Spring Song

Does the sheet music for Let’s Sing A Gay Little Spring Song 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 Let’s Sing A Gay Little Spring Song?

The loop is D – A7 – D – A7 (I – V7 – I – V7) in D major, and the song ends on D – G – D.

What key is Let’s Sing A Gay Little Spring Song in?

D major, at about 160 beats a minute in 3/4.

What does the left hand play in Let’s Sing A Gay Little Spring Song?

Boom-chick-boom: boom-chick (3/4), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Let’s Sing A Gay Little Spring Song 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.