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The Music That Makes Me Dance: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Barbra Streisand

  • C major
  • 4/4
  • 100 BPM
  • 1963
  • Easy
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Left hand Trampoline bounceRight hand Hopscotch bellsChords the loop the song repeats most

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The Music That Makes Me Dance written out as piano music: the VI7 – II7 – ii – V7 loop in C major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays trampoline bounce (broken chord 8-12-5-12) and the right hand hopscotch bells.

The Music That Makes Me Dance chord chart

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

BarChordNumeralNotes
1A7VI7A C# E G
2D7II7D F# A C
3DmiiD F A
4G7V7G B D F

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: trampoline bounce (broken chord 8-12-5-12) in the left hand and hopscotch bells in the right, over the A7 – D7 – Dm – G7 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 Music That Makes Me Dance

Does the sheet music for The Music That Makes Me Dance 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 Music That Makes Me Dance?

The loop is A7 – D7 – Dm – G7 (VI7 – II7 – ii – V7) in C major, and the song ends on C – Dm – C.

What key is The Music That Makes Me Dance in?

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

What does the left hand play in The Music That Makes Me Dance?

Trampoline bounce: broken chord 8-12-5-12, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is The Music That Makes Me Dance 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.