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Song For Jeffrey: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Jethro Tull
- D minor
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 1968
- Medium
Song For Jeffrey written out as piano music: the I7 – IV5 – bIII5 – I7 loop in D minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays jogging footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 3& · 4), and the right hand sings the tune.
Song For Jeffrey chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in D 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 | D7 | I7 | D F# A C |
| 2 | G | IV | G B D |
| 3 | F | III | F A C |
| 4 | D7 | I7 | D F# 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: jogging footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 3& · 4) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the D7 – G – F – D7 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 Song For Jeffrey
Does the sheet music for Song For Jeffrey 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 Song For Jeffrey?
The loop is D7 – G – F – D7 (I7 – IV5 – bIII5 – I7) in D minor, and the song ends on Bb – C – Dm.
What key is Song For Jeffrey in?
D minor, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Song For Jeffrey?
Jogging footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 3& · 4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Song For Jeffrey 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.