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Saturday Night Girl: piano accompaniment sheet music

Written by Charles Strouse

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Saturday Night Girl written out as piano music: the I – iii – IV – V7 loop in A major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays jazz walk (walking bass), and the right hand sings the tune.

Saturday Night Girl chord chart

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

BarChordNumeralNotes
1AIA C# E
2C#miiiC# E G#
3DIVD F# A
4E7V7E G# B D

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: jazz walk (walking bass) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the A – C#m – D – E7 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 Saturday Night Girl

Does the sheet music for Saturday Night Girl 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 Saturday Night Girl?

The loop is A – C#m – D – E7 (I – iii – IV – V7) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.

What key is Saturday Night Girl in?

A major, at about 140 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Saturday Night Girl?

Jazz walk: walking bass, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Saturday Night Girl 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.