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Let’s Take An Old-Fashioned Walk: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Irving Berlin
- C major
- 3/4
- 160 BPM
- V7–I–IV–I loop
- 1948
- Easy
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Let’s Take An Old-Fashioned Walk written out as piano music: the V7 – I – IV – I loop in C major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays oom-pah-pah (waltz oom-pah-pah) and the right hand waltz chords.
Let’s Take An Old-Fashioned Walk 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 | G7 | V7 | G B D F |
| 2 | C | I | C E G |
| 3 | F | IV | F A C |
| 4 | C | I | 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: oom-pah-pah (waltz oom-pah-pah) in the left hand and waltz chords in the right, over the G7 – C – F – C 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 Take An Old-Fashioned Walk
Does the sheet music for Let’s Take An Old-Fashioned Walk 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 Take An Old-Fashioned Walk?
The loop is G7 – C – F – C (V7 – I – IV – I) in C major, and the song ends on Dm – G7 – C.
What key is Let’s Take An Old-Fashioned Walk in?
C major, at about 160 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in Let’s Take An Old-Fashioned Walk?
Oom-pah-pah: waltz oom-pah-pah, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Let’s Take An Old-Fashioned Walk 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.