Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
Ninety-Nine And A Half (Won't Do): piano accompaniment sheet music
By Wilson Pickett
- E major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 1966
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Ninety-Nine And A Half (Won't Do) written out as piano music: the bVII7 – VII7 – I7 – IV7 loop in E major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) and the right hand pumping chords.
Ninety-Nine And A Half (Won't Do) chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in E 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 | bVII7 | D F# A C |
| 2 | D#7 | VII7 | D# F## A# C# |
| 3 | E7 | I7 | E G# B D |
| 4 | A7 | IV7 | A C# E G |
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: pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) in the left hand and pumping chords in the right, over the D7 – D#7 – E7 – A7 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.
Questions about Ninety-Nine And A Half (Won't Do)
Does the sheet music for Ninety-Nine And A Half (Won't Do) 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 Ninety-Nine And A Half (Won't Do)?
The loop is D7 – D#7 – E7 – A7 (bVII7 – VII7 – I7 – IV7) in E major, and the song ends on A – B – E.
What key is Ninety-Nine And A Half (Won't Do) in?
E major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Ninety-Nine And A Half (Won't Do)?
Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Ninety-Nine And A Half (Won't Do) 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.