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So Nice (Summer Samba): piano accompaniment sheet music
By Marcos Valle
- F major
- 4/4
- 122 BPM
- 1965
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
So Nice (Summer Samba) written out as piano music: the I – #iv – VII7 – IV loop in F major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays island zigzag (broken chord 8-12-5) and the right hand bossa chords.
So Nice (Summer Samba) 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 | Bm | #iv | B D F# |
| 3 | E7 | VII7 | E G# B D |
| 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: island zigzag (broken chord 8-12-5) in the left hand and bossa chords in the right, over the F – Bm – E7 – 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 So Nice (Summer Samba)
Does the sheet music for So Nice (Summer Samba) 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 Nice (Summer Samba)?
The loop is F – Bm – E7 – Bb (I – #iv – VII7 – IV) in F major, and the song ends on Gm – C7 – F.
What key is So Nice (Summer Samba) in?
F major, at about 122 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in So Nice (Summer Samba)?
Island zigzag: broken chord 8-12-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is So Nice (Summer Samba) 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.