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The Girl From Ipanema: piano accompaniment sheet music
- F major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- 1963
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
The Girl From Ipanema written out as piano music: the bII7 – I – bII7 – I loop in F major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) and the right hand shy chords.
The Girl From Ipanema 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 | Gb7 | bII7 | Gb Bb Db Fb |
| 2 | F | I | F A C |
| 3 | Gb7 | bII7 | Gb Bb Db Fb |
| 4 | F | I | 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: pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) in the left hand and shy chords in the right, over the Gb7 – F – Gb7 – F 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 Girl From Ipanema
Does the sheet music for The Girl From Ipanema 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 Girl From Ipanema?
The loop is Gb7 – F – Gb7 – F (bII7 – I – bII7 – I) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is The Girl From Ipanema in?
F major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in The Girl From Ipanema?
Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The Girl From Ipanema 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.