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Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love To Town: piano accompaniment sheet music

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  • C major
  • 2/2
  • 160 BPM
  • 1966
  • Easy
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Left hand Lazy seesawRight hand Soft chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love To Town written out as piano music: the Vsus – V – I – ii loop in C major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays lazy seesaw (root–fifth 1-5-5) and the right hand soft chords.

Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love To Town 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.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1Gsus4Vsus4G C D
2GVG B D
3CIC E G
4DmiiD 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: lazy seesaw (root–fifth 1-5-5) in the left hand and soft chords in the right, over the Gsus4 – G – C – 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 Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love To Town

Does the sheet music for Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love To Town 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 Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love To Town?

The loop is Gsus4 – G – C – Dm (Vsus – V – I – ii) in C major, and the song ends on F – G7 – C.

What key is Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love To Town in?

C major, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love To Town?

Lazy seesaw: root–fifth 1-5-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love To Town 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.