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Mona Lisa: piano accompaniment sheet music
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 70 BPM
- I–II7–V7–I loop
- 1949
- Medium
Mona Lisa written out as piano music: the I – II7 – V7 – I loop in Bb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays boogie walker (boogie-woogie line) and the right hand late-knock chords.
Mona Lisa chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Bb 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 | Bb | I | Bb D F |
| 2 | C7 | II7 | C E G Bb |
| 3 | F7 | V7 | F A C Eb |
| 4 | Bb | I | Bb D F |
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: boogie walker (boogie-woogie line) in the left hand and late-knock chords in the right, over the Bb – C7 – F7 – Bb 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 Mona Lisa
Does the sheet music for Mona Lisa 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 Mona Lisa?
The loop is Bb – C7 – F7 – Bb (I – II7 – V7 – I) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is Mona Lisa in?
Bb major, at about 70 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Mona Lisa?
Boogie walker: boogie-woogie line, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Mona Lisa 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 4 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.