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OLD ’67: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Elton John & Bernie Taupin
- G major
- 2/2
- 136 BPM
- I–IV7–I–IV7 loop
- 2006
- Medium
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OLD ’67 written out as piano music: the I – IV7 – I – IV7 loop in G major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays lazy footsteps (root bass · 1 · 3 · 4) and the right hand groovy chords.
OLD ’67 chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in G 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 | G | I | G B D |
| 2 | C7 | IV7 | C E G Bb |
| 3 | G | I | G B D |
| 4 | C7 | IV7 | C E G Bb |
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: lazy footsteps (root bass · 1 · 3 · 4) in the left hand and groovy chords in the right, over the G – C7 – G – C7 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 OLD ’67
Does the sheet music for OLD ’67 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 OLD ’67?
The loop is G – C7 – G – C7 (I – IV7 – I – IV7) in G major, and the song ends on G – C7 – G.
What key is OLD ’67 in?
G major, at about 136 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in OLD ’67?
Lazy footsteps: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is OLD ’67 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.