Piano chords · Slow dance ’50s
My Kind Of Lady: piano accompaniment sheet music
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- A major
- 12/8
- 99 BPM
- vi–ii–vi–ii loop
- Medium
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My Kind Of Lady written out as piano music: the vi – ii – vi – ii loop in A major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays slow-dance heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 (12/8)) and the right hand doo-wop chords.
My Kind Of Lady chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in A 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#m | vi | F# A C# |
| 2 | Bm | ii | B D F# |
| 3 | F#m | vi | F# A C# |
| 4 | Bm | ii | B 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: slow-dance heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 (12/8)) in the left hand and doo-wop chords in the right, over the F#m – Bm – F#m – Bm 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 My Kind Of Lady
Does the sheet music for My Kind Of Lady 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 Kind Of Lady?
The loop is F#m – Bm – F#m – Bm (vi – ii – vi – ii) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.
What key is My Kind Of Lady in?
A major, at about 99 beats a minute in 12/8.
What does the left hand play in My Kind Of Lady?
Slow-dance heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 (12/8), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is My Kind Of Lady 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.