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Tango choc (Doudou): piano accompaniment sheet music
- D minor
- 2/4
- 80 BPM
- i–V7–i–V7 loop
- 1964
- Medium
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Tango choc (Doudou) written out as piano music: the i – V7 – i – V7 loop in D minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays ragtime bounce (boom-chick (2/4)) and the right hand marching chords.
Tango choc (Doudou) 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 | A7 | V7 | A C# E G |
| 3 | Dm | i | D F A |
| 4 | A7 | V7 | A C# E G |
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: ragtime bounce (boom-chick (2/4)) in the left hand and marching chords in the right, over the Dm – A7 – Dm – A7 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 Tango choc (Doudou)
Does the sheet music for Tango choc (Doudou) 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 Tango choc (Doudou)?
The loop is Dm – A7 – Dm – A7 (i – V7 – i – V7) in D minor, and the song ends on Bb – C – Dm.
What key is Tango choc (Doudou) in?
D minor, at about 80 beats a minute in 2/4.
What does the left hand play in Tango choc (Doudou)?
Ragtime bounce: boom-chick (2/4), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Tango choc (Doudou) 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.