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Mad About The Boy: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Noel Coward
- C major
- 4/4
- 112 BPM
- 1932
- Medium
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Mad About The Boy written out as piano music: the I – #ivo – V7 – I loop in C major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays giant steps (lh chords) and the right hand pumping chords.
Mad About The Boy 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 | C | I | C E G |
| 2 | F#dim | #iv° | F# A C |
| 3 | G7 | V7 | G B D F |
| 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: giant steps (lh chords) in the left hand and pumping chords in the right, over the C – F#dim – G7 – 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 Mad About The Boy
Does the sheet music for Mad About The Boy 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 Mad About The Boy?
The loop is C – F#dim – G7 – C (I – #ivo – V7 – I) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is Mad About The Boy in?
C major, at about 112 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Mad About The Boy?
Giant steps: lh chords, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Mad About The Boy 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.