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Sixteen Going On Seventeen: piano accompaniment sheet music
- F major
- 4/4
- 95 BPM
- 1959
- Easy
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Sixteen Going On Seventeen written out as piano music: the I – io – I – IV loop in F major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays happy wiggle (broken chord 1-5-6-5) and the right hand steady chords.
Sixteen Going On Seventeen chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in F 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 | F | I | F A C |
| 2 | Fdim | i° | F Ab Cb |
| 3 | F | I | F A C |
| 4 | Bb | IV | Bb D F |
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: happy wiggle (broken chord 1-5-6-5) in the left hand and steady chords in the right, over the F – Fdim – F – Bb 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 Sixteen Going On Seventeen
Does the sheet music for Sixteen Going On Seventeen 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 Sixteen Going On Seventeen?
The loop is F – Fdim – F – Bb (I – io – I – IV) in F major, and the song ends on G7 – C7 – F.
What key is Sixteen Going On Seventeen in?
F major, at about 95 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Sixteen Going On Seventeen?
Happy wiggle: broken chord 1-5-6-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Sixteen Going On Seventeen 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.