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Rainbows All Over Your Blues: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by John Sebastian
- F major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- 1970
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
Rainbows All Over Your Blues written out as piano music: the II7 – V7 – I – I7 loop in F major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays bossa seesaw (root–fifth 1-1-5-5) and the right hand hopscotch bells.
Rainbows All Over Your Blues 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.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G7 | II7 | G B D F |
| 2 | C7 | V7 | C E G Bb |
| 3 | F | I | F A C |
| 4 | F7 | I7 | F A C Eb |
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: bossa seesaw (root–fifth 1-1-5-5) in the left hand and hopscotch bells in the right, over the G7 – C7 – F – F7 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 Rainbows All Over Your Blues
Does the sheet music for Rainbows All Over Your Blues 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 Rainbows All Over Your Blues?
The loop is G7 – C7 – F – F7 (II7 – V7 – I – I7) in F major, and the song ends on F – C7 – F.
What key is Rainbows All Over Your Blues in?
F major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Rainbows All Over Your Blues?
Bossa seesaw: root–fifth 1-1-5-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Rainbows All Over Your Blues 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.