Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
Nature Boy: piano accompaniment sheet music
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- Ab major
- 4/4
- 80 BPM
- 1948
- Medium
Nature Boy written out as piano music: the ii – vi – VI – vi loop in Ab major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays bumblebee buzz (broken chord 1-3), and the right hand sings the tune.
Nature Boy chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Ab 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 | Bbm | ii | Bb Db F |
| 2 | Fm | vi | F Ab C |
| 3 | F | VI | F A C |
| 4 | Fm | vi | F Ab C |
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: bumblebee buzz (broken chord 1-3) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the Bbm – Fm – F – Fm 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 Nature Boy
Does the sheet music for Nature 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 Nature Boy?
The loop is Bbm – Fm – F – Fm (ii – vi – VI – vi) in Ab major, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Ab.
What key is Nature Boy in?
Ab major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Nature Boy?
Bumblebee buzz: broken chord 1-3, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Nature 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.