Piano chords · Old-time stride
There Is Nothin’ Like A Dame: piano accompaniment sheet music
- F major
- 2/4
- 120 BPM
- 1949
- Medium
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There Is Nothin’ Like A Dame written out as piano music: the V7 – I – ii – II7 loop in F major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays brass-band march (lh power fifths (2/4)) and the right hand sleigh bells.
There Is Nothin’ Like A Dame 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 | C7 | V7 | C E G Bb |
| 2 | F | I | F A C |
| 3 | Gm | ii | G Bb D |
| 4 | G7 | II7 | 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: brass-band march (lh power fifths (2/4)) in the left hand and sleigh bells in the right, over the C7 – F – Gm – 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.
To see the real melody written out, play “The part you know”: the sheet music changes to it.
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Questions about There Is Nothin’ Like A Dame
Does the sheet music for There Is Nothin’ Like A Dame 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 Is Nothin’ Like A Dame?
The loop is C7 – F – Gm – G7 (V7 – I – ii – II7) in F major, and the song ends on Gm – C7 – F.
What key is There Is Nothin’ Like A Dame in?
F major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/4.
What does the left hand play in There Is Nothin’ Like A Dame?
Brass-band march: lh power fifths (2/4), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is There Is Nothin’ Like A Dame 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.
Can I hear the real melody of There Is Nothin’ Like A Dame?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.