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Nelson Riddle's New Naked City Theme: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Nelson Riddle
- F major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 1962
- Medium
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Nelson Riddle's New Naked City Theme written out as piano music: the vi – II7 – IV – bII7 loop in F 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 sings the tune.
Nelson Riddle's New Naked City Theme chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in F 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 | Dm | vi | D F A |
| 2 | G7 | II7 | G B D F |
| 3 | Bb | IV | Bb D F |
| 4 | Gb7 | bII7 | Gb Bb Db Fb |
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, with the right hand free for the melody, over the Dm – G7 – Bb – Gb7 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 Nelson Riddle's New Naked City Theme
Does the sheet music for Nelson Riddle's New Naked City Theme 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 Nelson Riddle's New Naked City Theme?
The loop is Dm – G7 – Bb – Gb7 (vi – II7 – IV – bII7) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is Nelson Riddle's New Naked City Theme in?
F major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Nelson Riddle's New Naked City Theme?
Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Nelson Riddle's New Naked City Theme 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.