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The Girl Gets Around: piano accompaniment sheet music
- E major
- 4/4
- 144 BPM
- V7–I–IV–I loop
- Medium
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The Girl Gets Around written out as piano music: the V7 – I – IV – I loop in E major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) and the right hand pumping chords.
The Girl Gets Around chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in E 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 | B7 | V7 | B D# F# A |
| 2 | E | I | E G# B |
| 3 | A | IV | A C# E |
| 4 | E | I | E G# B |
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: engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) in the left hand and pumping chords in the right, over the B7 – E – A – E 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 Gets Around
Does the sheet music for The Girl Gets Around 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 Gets Around?
The loop is B7 – E – A – E (V7 – I – IV – I) in E major, and the song ends on A – B – E.
What key is The Girl Gets Around in?
E major, at about 144 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in The Girl Gets Around?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The Girl Gets Around 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.