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Scotch And Soda: piano accompaniment sheet music
By The Kingston Trio
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 88 BPM
- 1959
- Easy
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Scotch And Soda written out as piano music: the IV – bVII7 – I – iii loop in Eb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays stride jumps (stride) and the right hand sprint-and-stop chords.
Scotch And Soda 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.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ab | IV | Ab C Eb |
| 2 | Db7 | bVII7 | Db F Ab Cb |
| 3 | Eb | I | Eb G Bb |
| 4 | Gm | iii | G Bb 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: stride jumps (stride) in the left hand and sprint-and-stop chords in the right, over the Ab – Db7 – Eb – Gm 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 Scotch And Soda
Does the sheet music for Scotch And Soda 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 Scotch And Soda?
The loop is Ab – Db7 – Eb – Gm (IV – bVII7 – I – iii) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is Scotch And Soda in?
Eb major, at about 88 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Scotch And Soda?
Stride jumps: stride, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Scotch And Soda 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.