Piano chords · Old-time stride
Six Months Out Of The Year: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Richard Adler & Jerry Ross
- A major
- 2/4
- 138 BPM
- I–biio–ii–V7 loop
- 1955
- Medium
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Six Months Out Of The Year written out as piano music: the I – biio – ii – V7 loop in A major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays polka oom-pah (bass + chords (2/4)) and the right hand clockwork chords.
Six Months Out Of The Year 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.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | I | A C# E |
| 2 | A#dim | bii° | A# C# E |
| 3 | Bm | ii | B D F# |
| 4 | E7 | V7 | E 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: polka oom-pah (bass + chords (2/4)) in the left hand and clockwork chords in the right, over the A – A#dim – Bm – 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 Six Months Out Of The Year
Does the sheet music for Six Months Out Of The Year 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 Six Months Out Of The Year?
The loop is A – A#dim – Bm – E7 (I – biio – ii – V7) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.
What key is Six Months Out Of The Year in?
A major, at about 138 beats a minute in 2/4.
What does the left hand play in Six Months Out Of The Year?
Polka oom-pah: bass + chords (2/4), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Six Months Out Of The Year easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.