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The House That Jack Built: piano accompaniment sheet music
- G major
- 4/4
- 104 BPM
- I–IV7–I–IV7 loop
- 1968
- Medium
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The House That Jack Built written out as piano music: the I – IV7 – I – IV7 loop in G 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 skip-and-stroll chords.
The House That Jack Built chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in G 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 | G | I | G B D |
| 2 | C7 | IV7 | C E G Bb |
| 3 | G | I | G B D |
| 4 | C7 | IV7 | C E G Bb |
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 skip-and-stroll chords in the right, over the G – C7 – G – C7 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 House That Jack Built
Does the sheet music for The House That Jack Built 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 House That Jack Built?
The loop is G – C7 – G – C7 (I – IV7 – I – IV7) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is The House That Jack Built in?
G major, at about 104 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in The House That Jack Built?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The House That Jack Built 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.