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The Frim Fram Sauce: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Nat King Cole

  • Bb major
  • 4/4
  • 100 BPM
  • 1946
  • Easy
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Left hand Happy wiggleRight hand Skip-and-stroll chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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The Frim Fram Sauce written out as piano music: the V7 – I – II7 – vi loop in Bb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays happy wiggle (broken chord 1-5-6-5) and the right hand skip-and-stroll chords.

The Frim Fram Sauce chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in Bb major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1F7V7F A C Eb
2BbIBb D F
3C7II7C E G Bb
4GmviG 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: happy wiggle (broken chord 1-5-6-5) in the left hand and skip-and-stroll chords in the right, over the F7 – Bb – C7 – 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 Frim Fram Sauce

Does the sheet music for The Frim Fram Sauce 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 Frim Fram Sauce?

The loop is F7 – Bb – C7 – Gm (V7 – I – II7 – vi) in Bb major, and the song ends on Cm – F7 – Bb.

What key is The Frim Fram Sauce in?

Bb major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in The Frim Fram Sauce?

Happy wiggle: broken chord 1-5-6-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is The Frim Fram Sauce 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.