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So Long, Dixie: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil
- A minor
- 4/4
- 72 BPM
- IV–I–ii–V loop
- 1972
- Medium
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So Long, Dixie written out as piano music: the IV – I – ii – V loop in A minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays power fifths (lh power fifths) and the right hand wait-a-beat chords.
So Long, Dixie chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in A minor. 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 | IV | D F# A |
| 2 | A | I | A C# E |
| 3 | Bm | ii | B D F# |
| 4 | E | V | E G# B |
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: power fifths (lh power fifths) in the left hand and wait-a-beat chords in the right, over the D – A – Bm – E 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 So Long, Dixie
Does the sheet music for So Long, Dixie 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 So Long, Dixie?
The loop is D – A – Bm – E (IV – I – ii – V) in A minor, and the song ends on E – D – A.
What key is So Long, Dixie in?
A minor, at about 72 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in So Long, Dixie?
Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is So Long, Dixie 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.