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On The Good Ship ‘Yacki Hicki Doo La’: piano accompaniment sheet music

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  • D major
  • 4/4
  • 110 BPM
  • 1917
  • Easy
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Left hand Stride jumpsThe right hand sings the tuneChords the loop the song repeats most

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On The Good Ship ‘Yacki Hicki Doo La’ written out as piano music: the II7 – V – i – V loop in D major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays stride jumps (stride), and the right hand sings the tune.

On The Good Ship ‘Yacki Hicki Doo La’ chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in D major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1E7II7E G# B D
2AVA C# E
3DmiD F A
4AVA C# E

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: stride jumps (stride) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the E7 – A – Dm – A 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 On The Good Ship ‘Yacki Hicki Doo La’

Does the sheet music for On The Good Ship ‘Yacki Hicki Doo La’ 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 On The Good Ship ‘Yacki Hicki Doo La’?

The loop is E7 – A – Dm – A (II7 – V – i – V) in D major, and the song ends on D – A7 – D.

What key is On The Good Ship ‘Yacki Hicki Doo La’ in?

D major, at about 110 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in On The Good Ship ‘Yacki Hicki Doo La’?

Stride jumps: stride, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is On The Good Ship ‘Yacki Hicki Doo La’ easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.