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She’s A Carioca: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Antonio Carlos Jobim
- C major
- 4/4
- 129 BPM
- 1965
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
She’s A Carioca written out as piano music: the II – iv – iii – biii loop in C major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) and the right hand freeze-tag chords.
She’s A Carioca 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.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D | II | D F# A |
| 2 | Fm | iv | F Ab C |
| 3 | Em | iii | E G B |
| 4 | Ebm | biii | Eb Gb Bb |
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: pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) in the left hand and freeze-tag chords in the right, over the D – Fm – Em – Ebm 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 She’s A Carioca
Does the sheet music for She’s A Carioca 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 She’s A Carioca?
The loop is D – Fm – Em – Ebm (II – iv – iii – biii) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is She’s A Carioca in?
C major, at about 129 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in She’s A Carioca?
Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is She’s A Carioca 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.