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Peter Gunn: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Henry Mancini

  • F major
  • 4/4
  • 100 BPM
  • 1958
  • Medium
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Left hand Power fifthsRight hand Steady chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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Peter Gunn written out as piano music: the I7 – bVIsus – VIsus – I loop in F 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 steady chords.

Peter Gunn chord chart

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

BarChordNumeralNotes
1F7I7F A C Eb
2Dbsus4bVIsus4Db Gb Ab
3Dsus4VIsus4D G A
4FIF A C

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 steady chords in the right, over the F7 – Dbsus4 – Dsus4 – F 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 Peter Gunn

Does the sheet music for Peter Gunn 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 Peter Gunn?

The loop is F7 – Dbsus4 – Dsus4 – F (I7 – bVIsus – VIsus – I) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.

What key is Peter Gunn in?

F major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Peter Gunn?

Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Peter Gunn 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.