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Main Street Electrical Parade: piano accompaniment sheet music

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Left hand Froggy bounceRight hand Hopscotch bellsChords the loop the song repeats most

Main Street Electrical Parade written out as piano music: the I – IV – V – I loop in G major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays froggy bounce (broken chord 5-8-1-8) and the right hand hopscotch bells.

Main Street Electrical Parade 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.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1GIG B D
2CIVC E G
3DVD F# A
4GIG B D

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: froggy bounce (broken chord 5-8-1-8) in the left hand and hopscotch bells in the right, over the G – C – D – G 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 Main Street Electrical Parade

Does the sheet music for Main Street Electrical Parade 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 Main Street Electrical Parade?

The loop is G – C – D – G (I – IV – V – I) in G major, and the song ends on C – D7 – G.

What key is Main Street Electrical Parade in?

G major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Main Street Electrical Parade?

Froggy bounce: broken chord 5-8-1-8, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Main Street Electrical Parade 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.