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Nasty Naughty Boy: piano accompaniment sheet music
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- C minor
- 6/8
- 83 BPM
- Medium
Nasty Naughty Boy written out as piano music: the i – bVI7 – i – bVI7 loop in C minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays cradle pulse (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2.3 (6/8)) and the right hand tug-of-war chords.
Nasty Naughty Boy chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in C minor. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cm | i | C Eb G |
| 2 | Ab7 | VI7 | Ab C Eb Gb |
| 3 | Cm | i | C Eb G |
| 4 | Ab7 | VI7 | Ab C Eb Gb |
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: cradle pulse (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2.3 (6/8)) in the left hand and tug-of-war chords in the right, over the Cm – Ab7 – Cm – Ab7 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 Nasty Naughty Boy
Does the sheet music for Nasty Naughty Boy 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 Nasty Naughty Boy?
The loop is Cm – Ab7 – Cm – Ab7 (i – bVI7 – i – bVI7) in C minor, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Cm.
What key is Nasty Naughty Boy in?
C minor, at about 83 beats a minute in 6/8.
What does the left hand play in Nasty Naughty Boy?
Cradle pulse: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2.3 (6/8), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Nasty Naughty Boy 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.