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Pretty Baby: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Blondie
- G major
- 4/4
- 142 BPM
- 1978
- Medium
Pretty Baby written out as piano music: the ii – iii – IV – iv loop in G major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) and the right hand steady chords.
Pretty Baby 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 | Am | ii | A C E |
| 2 | Bm | iii | B D F# |
| 3 | C | IV | C E G |
| 4 | Cm | iv | C Eb 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: engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) in the left hand and steady chords in the right, over the Am – Bm – C – Cm 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 Pretty Baby
Does the sheet music for Pretty Baby 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 Pretty Baby?
The loop is Am – Bm – C – Cm (ii – iii – IV – iv) in G major, and the song ends on C – Cm – G.
What key is Pretty Baby in?
G major, at about 142 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Pretty Baby?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Pretty Baby 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.