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Small Town Boy Like Me: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Dustin Lynch

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Left hand Push and landRight hand Steady chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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Small Town Boy Like Me written out as piano music: the i – bVI – bVII – i loop in F# minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays push and land (root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 4) and the right hand steady chords.

Small Town Boy Like Me chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in F# minor. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1F#miF# A C#
2DVID F# A
3EVIIE G# B
4F#miF# A C#

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: push and land (root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 4) in the left hand and steady chords in the right, over the F#m – D – E – F#m 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 Small Town Boy Like Me

Does the sheet music for Small Town Boy Like Me 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 Small Town Boy Like Me?

The loop is F#m – D – E – F#m (i – bVI – bVII – i) in F# minor, and the song ends on D – E – F#m.

What key is Small Town Boy Like Me in?

F# minor, at about 152 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Small Town Boy Like Me?

Push and land: root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Small Town Boy Like Me 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.