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Oh! It's A Lovely War: piano accompaniment sheet music
- F major
- 6/8
- 160 BPM
- Medium
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Oh! It's A Lovely War written out as piano music: the i – V – II7 – V loop in F major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays pirate-ship sway (lh chords (6/8)) and the right hand hammock chords.
Oh! It's A Lovely War 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 | Fm | i | F Ab C |
| 2 | C | V | C E G |
| 3 | G7 | II7 | G B D F |
| 4 | C | V | 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: pirate-ship sway (lh chords (6/8)) in the left hand and hammock chords in the right, over the Fm – C – G7 – C 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 Oh! It's A Lovely War
Does the sheet music for Oh! It's A Lovely War 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 Oh! It's A Lovely War?
The loop is Fm – C – G7 – C (i – V – II7 – V) in F major, and the song ends on F – C7 – F.
What key is Oh! It's A Lovely War in?
F major, at about 160 beats a minute in 6/8.
What does the left hand play in Oh! It's A Lovely War?
Pirate-ship sway: lh chords (6/8), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Oh! It's A Lovely War 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.