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Love In Vain Blues: piano accompaniment sheet music
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- G major
- 4/4
- 90 BPM
- Medium
Love In Vain Blues written out as piano music: the V7 – I – IV – iv loop in G major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays marching giant (lh triads) and the right hand woodblock taps.
Love In Vain Blues chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in G 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 | D7 | V7 | D F# A C |
| 2 | G | I | G B D |
| 3 | C | IV | C E G |
| 4 | Cm | iv | 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: marching giant (lh triads) in the left hand and woodblock taps in the right, over the D7 – G – C – 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 Love In Vain Blues
Does the sheet music for Love In Vain 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 Love In Vain Blues?
The loop is D7 – G – C – Cm (V7 – I – IV – iv) in G major, and the song ends on G – D7 – G.
What key is Love In Vain Blues in?
G major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Love In Vain Blues?
Marching giant: lh triads, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Love In Vain Blues 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.