Piano chords · Old-time stride
On The Sunny Side Of The Street: piano accompaniment sheet music
- C major
- 4/4
- 140 BPM
- Easy
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On The Sunny Side Of The Street written out as piano music: the III7 – vi – II7 – ii loop in C 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 steady chords.
On The Sunny Side Of The Street 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 | E7 | III7 | E G# B D |
| 2 | Am | vi | A C E |
| 3 | D7 | II7 | D F# A C |
| 4 | Dm | ii | D F A |
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 and steady chords in the right, over the E7 – Am – D7 – Dm 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 Sunny Side Of The Street
Does the sheet music for On The Sunny Side Of The Street 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 Sunny Side Of The Street?
The loop is E7 – Am – D7 – Dm (III7 – vi – II7 – ii) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is On The Sunny Side Of The Street in?
C major, at about 140 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in On The Sunny Side Of The Street?
Stride jumps: stride, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is On The Sunny Side Of The Street 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.