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My Girl: piano accompaniment sheet music

By The Temptations

  • C major
  • 2/2
  • 160 BPM
  • 1964
  • Easy
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Left hand Pausing footstepsRight hand Hopscotch bellsChords worked out from the notes of the famous part

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My Girl written out as piano music: the iii – vi – IV – IV7 – vi – IV7 – I – vi7 loop in C major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays pausing footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3) and the right hand hopscotch bells.

My Girl 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.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1EmiiiE G B
1AmviA C E
2FIVF A C
2F7IV7F A C Eb
3AmviA C E
3F7IV7F A C Eb
4CIC E G
4Am7vi7A 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: pausing footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3) in the left hand and hopscotch bells in the right, over the Em – Am – F – F7 – Am – F7 – C – Am7 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.

To see the real melody written out, play “The part you know”: the sheet music changes to it.

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Questions about My Girl

Does the sheet music for My Girl 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 My Girl?

The loop is Em – Am – F – F7 – Am – F7 – C – Am7 (iii – vi – IV – IV7 – vi – IV7 – I – vi7) in C major, and the song ends on C – Dm – C.

What key is My Girl in?

C major, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in My Girl?

Pausing footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is My Girl easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 8 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Can I hear the real melody of My Girl?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from 5 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.