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The Prince Is Giving A Ball/ Now Is The Time: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Richard Rodgers
- F major
- 6/8
- 160 BPM
- I–v–I–v loop
- 1957
- Medium
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The Prince Is Giving A Ball/ Now Is The Time written out as piano music: the I – v – I – v loop in F major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays hammock heartbeat (root bass · 6/8 lilt) and the right hand hammock chords.
The Prince Is Giving A Ball/ Now Is The Time 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 | F | I | F A C |
| 2 | Cm | v | C Eb G |
| 3 | F | I | F A C |
| 4 | Cm | v | C Eb G |
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: hammock heartbeat (root bass · 6/8 lilt) in the left hand and hammock chords in the right, over the F – Cm – F – Cm 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 Prince Is Giving A Ball/ Now Is The Time
Does the sheet music for The Prince Is Giving A Ball/ Now Is The Time 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 Prince Is Giving A Ball/ Now Is The Time?
The loop is F – Cm – F – Cm (I – v – I – v) in F major, and the song ends on F – Gm – F.
What key is The Prince Is Giving A Ball/ Now Is The Time in?
F major, at about 160 beats a minute in 6/8.
What does the left hand play in The Prince Is Giving A Ball/ Now Is The Time?
Hammock heartbeat: root bass · 6/8 lilt, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The Prince Is Giving A Ball/ Now Is The Time 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.