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Slap That Bass: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by George Gershwin & Ira Gershwin
- Eb major
- 2/2
- 100 BPM
- 1936
- Easy
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Slap That Bass written out as piano music: the IV7 – bVI7 – IV7 – II7 loop in Eb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays marching giant (lh triads) and the right hand skip-and-stroll chords.
Slap That Bass 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 | Ab7 | IV7 | Ab C Eb Gb |
| 2 | Cb7 | bVI7 | Cb Eb Gb Bbb |
| 3 | Ab7 | IV7 | Ab C Eb Gb |
| 4 | F7 | II7 | F A C Eb |
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: marching giant (lh triads) in the left hand and skip-and-stroll chords in the right, over the Ab7 – Cb7 – Ab7 – F7 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 Slap That Bass
Does the sheet music for Slap That Bass 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 Slap That Bass?
The loop is Ab7 – Cb7 – Ab7 – F7 (IV7 – bVI7 – IV7 – II7) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is Slap That Bass in?
Eb major, at about 100 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Slap That Bass?
Marching giant: lh triads, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Slap That Bass 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.