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Mama, I’m A Big Girl Now: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Marc Shaiman
- F major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- I–vi–IV–V loop
- 2001
- Easy
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Mama, I’m A Big Girl Now written out as piano music: the I – vi – IV – V loop in F major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays doorbell ding-dong (broken chord 8-8-5-5) and the right hand lingering chords.
Mama, I’m A Big Girl Now chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in F 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 | F | I | F A C |
| 2 | Dm | vi | D F A |
| 3 | Bb | IV | Bb D F |
| 4 | C | V | 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: doorbell ding-dong (broken chord 8-8-5-5) in the left hand and lingering chords in the right, over the F – Dm – Bb – 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 Mama, I’m A Big Girl Now
Does the sheet music for Mama, I’m A Big Girl Now 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 Mama, I’m A Big Girl Now?
The loop is F – Dm – Bb – C (I – vi – IV – V) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is Mama, I’m A Big Girl Now in?
F major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Mama, I’m A Big Girl Now?
Doorbell ding-dong: broken chord 8-8-5-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Mama, I’m A Big Girl Now 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.