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The Muppet Show Theme: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Jim Henson

  • A major
  • 2/2
  • 160 BPM
  • 1976
  • Easy
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Left hand Boom-chickRight hand Wait-a-beat chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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The Muppet Show Theme written out as piano music: the V7 – I – biiio – V7 loop in A 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 wait-a-beat chords.

The Muppet Show Theme chord chart

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

BarChordNumeralNotes
1E7V7E G# B D
2AIA C# E
3B#dimbiii°B# D# F#
4E7V7E G# B 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 wait-a-beat chords in the right, over the E7 – A – B#dim – E7 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 Muppet Show Theme

Does the sheet music for The Muppet Show Theme 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 Muppet Show Theme?

The loop is E7 – A – B#dim – E7 (V7 – I – biiio – V7) in A major, and the song ends on D – E7 – A.

What key is The Muppet Show Theme in?

A major, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in The Muppet Show Theme?

Boom-chick: boom-chick, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is The Muppet Show Theme 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.