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My Old Flame: piano accompaniment sheet music
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- G major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- Medium
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My Old Flame written out as piano music: the V7 – I – IV7 – bVII7 loop in G major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays power fifths (lh power fifths) and the right hand sprint-and-stop chords.
My Old Flame chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in G 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 | D7 | V7 | D F# A C |
| 2 | G | I | G B D |
| 3 | C7 | IV7 | C E G Bb |
| 4 | F7 | bVII7 | F A C Eb |
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: power fifths (lh power fifths) in the left hand and sprint-and-stop chords in the right, over the D7 – G – C7 – F7 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 Old Flame
Does the sheet music for My Old Flame 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 Old Flame?
The loop is D7 – G – C7 – F7 (V7 – I – IV7 – bVII7) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is My Old Flame in?
G major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in My Old Flame?
Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is My Old Flame 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.