Piano chords · Old-time stride
Master Of The House: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Claude-Michel Schönberg
- C major
- 2/4
- 80 BPM
- Tricky
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Master Of The House written out as piano music: the V – III – vi – IV loop in C major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays kangaroo leaps (stride (2/4)) and the right hand marching clock.
Master Of The House 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 | G | V | G B D |
| 2 | E | III | E G# B |
| 3 | Am | vi | A C E |
| 4 | F | IV | F A C |
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: kangaroo leaps (stride (2/4)) in the left hand and marching clock in the right, over the G – E – Am – F 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 Master Of The House
Does the sheet music for Master Of The House 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 Master Of The House?
The loop is G – E – Am – F (V – III – vi – IV) in C major, and the song ends on C – G – C.
What key is Master Of The House in?
C major, at about 80 beats a minute in 2/4.
What does the left hand play in Master Of The House?
Kangaroo leaps: stride (2/4), a tricky pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Master Of The House easy to play on piano?
It is a tricky 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.