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On The Other Side Of The Tracks: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Cy Coleman
- G major
- 4/4
- 140 BPM
- 1962
- Medium
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On The Other Side Of The Tracks written out as piano music: the V7 – v – I7 – IV loop in G major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays pony-trot pulse (root bass · 1 · 1& · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4) and the right hand eager chords.
On The Other Side Of The Tracks 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 | D7 | V7 | D F# A C |
| 2 | Dm | v | D F A |
| 3 | G7 | I7 | G B D F |
| 4 | C | IV | 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: pony-trot pulse (root bass · 1 · 1& · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4) in the left hand and eager chords in the right, over the D7 – Dm – 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 On The Other Side Of The Tracks
Does the sheet music for On The Other Side Of The Tracks 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 Other Side Of The Tracks?
The loop is D7 – Dm – G7 – C (V7 – v – I7 – IV) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is On The Other Side Of The Tracks in?
G major, at about 140 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in On The Other Side Of The Tracks?
Pony-trot pulse: root bass · 1 · 1& · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is On The Other Side Of The Tracks 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.