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Say It With Music: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Irving Berlin

  • Eb major
  • 4/4
  • 128 BPM
  • Easy
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Left hand Velvet jazzRight hand Sprint-and-stop chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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Say It With Music written out as piano music: the I – VII – I – VII loop in Eb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays velvet jazz (lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3)) and the right hand sprint-and-stop chords.

Say It With Music chord chart

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

BarChordNumeralNotes
1EbIEb G Bb
2DVIID F# A
3EbIEb G Bb
4DVIID 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: velvet jazz (lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3)) in the left hand and sprint-and-stop chords in the right, over the Eb – D – Eb – D 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 Say It With Music

Does the sheet music for Say It With Music 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 Say It With Music?

The loop is Eb – D – Eb – D (I – VII – I – VII) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.

What key is Say It With Music in?

Eb major, at about 128 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Say It With Music?

Velvet jazz: lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Say It With Music 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 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.