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There Goes My Baby: piano accompaniment sheet music
By The Drifters
- C major
- 2/2
- 120 BPM
- I–vi–ii–V7 loop
- Easy
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There Goes My Baby written out as piano music: the I – vi – 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 lazy seesaw (root–fifth 1-5-5) and the right hand freeze-tag chords.
There Goes My Baby 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.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C | I | C E G |
| 2 | Am | vi | A C E |
| 3 | Dm | ii | D F A |
| 4 | G7 | V7 | G 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: lazy seesaw (root–fifth 1-5-5) in the left hand and freeze-tag chords in the right, over the C – Am – 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 There Goes My Baby
Does the sheet music for There Goes My Baby 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 There Goes My Baby?
The loop is C – Am – Dm – G7 (I – vi – ii – V7) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is There Goes My Baby in?
C major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in There Goes My Baby?
Lazy seesaw: root–fifth 1-5-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is There Goes My Baby 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.