Piano chords · Old-time stride
The Best Of Times: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Jerry Herman
- F major
- 4/4
- 160 BPM
- 1983
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
The Best Of Times written out as piano music: the I – V – biiio – ii loop in F major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays boom-chick (boom-chick) and the right hand hopscotch chords.
The Best Of Times 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 | C | V | C E G |
| 3 | G#dim | biii° | G# B D |
| 4 | Gm | ii | G Bb D |
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: boom-chick (boom-chick) in the left hand and hopscotch chords in the right, over the F – C – G#dim – Gm 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 The Best Of Times
Does the sheet music for The Best Of Times 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 The Best Of Times?
The loop is F – C – G#dim – Gm (I – V – biiio – ii) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is The Best Of Times in?
F major, at about 160 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in The Best Of Times?
Boom-chick: boom-chick, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The Best Of Times 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.