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On The South Side Of Chicago: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Phil Zeller
- C major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 1966
- Medium
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On The South Side Of Chicago written out as piano music: the V7 – I – III7 – VI7 loop in C major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays power fifths (lh power fifths) and the right hand freeze-tag chords.
On The South Side Of Chicago chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in C 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 | G7 | V7 | G B D F |
| 2 | C | I | C E G |
| 3 | E7 | III7 | E G# B D |
| 4 | A7 | VI7 | 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: power fifths (lh power fifths) in the left hand and freeze-tag chords in the right, over the G7 – C – 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.
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Questions about On The South Side Of Chicago
Does the sheet music for On The South Side Of Chicago 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 South Side Of Chicago?
The loop is G7 – C – E7 – A7 (V7 – I – III7 – VI7) in C major, and the song ends on C – Bb – C.
What key is On The South Side Of Chicago in?
C major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in On The South Side Of Chicago?
Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is On The South Side Of Chicago 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.