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Steppin' Out With My Baby: piano accompaniment sheet music
- D minor
- 4/4
- 110 BPM
- i–bVI7–V7–i loop
- 1947
- Easy
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Steppin' Out With My Baby written out as piano music: the i – bVI7 – V7 – i loop in D minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays stride jumps (stride) and the right hand push chords.
Steppin' Out With My Baby 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 | Dm | i | D F A |
| 2 | Bb7 | VI7 | Bb D F Ab |
| 3 | A7 | V7 | A C# E G |
| 4 | Dm | i | D F A |
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: stride jumps (stride) in the left hand and push chords in the right, over the Dm – Bb7 – A7 – Dm 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 Steppin' Out With My Baby
Does the sheet music for Steppin' Out With My Baby 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 Steppin' Out With My Baby?
The loop is Dm – Bb7 – A7 – Dm (i – bVI7 – V7 – i) in D minor, and the song ends on Bb – C – Dm.
What key is Steppin' Out With My Baby in?
D minor, at about 110 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Steppin' Out With My Baby?
Stride jumps: stride, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Steppin' Out With My Baby 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.