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Tom Traubert’s Blues (Four Sheets To The Wind In Copenhagen): piano accompaniment sheet music
By Tom Waits
- F major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 1976
- Easy
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Tom Traubert’s Blues (Four Sheets To The Wind In Copenhagen) written out as piano music: the IV – I – ii – V7 loop in F major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays gentle rocking (broken chord 1-5-8-5) and the right hand soft chords.
Tom Traubert’s Blues (Four Sheets To The Wind In Copenhagen) 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 | Bb | IV | Bb D F |
| 2 | F | I | F A C |
| 3 | Gm | ii | G Bb D |
| 4 | C7 | V7 | C E G Bb |
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: gentle rocking (broken chord 1-5-8-5) in the left hand and soft chords in the right, over the Bb – F – Gm – C7 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 Tom Traubert’s Blues (Four Sheets To The Wind In Copenhagen)
Does the sheet music for Tom Traubert’s Blues (Four Sheets To The Wind In Copenhagen) 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 Tom Traubert’s Blues (Four Sheets To The Wind In Copenhagen)?
The loop is Bb – F – Gm – C7 (IV – I – ii – V7) in F major, and the song ends on Gm – C7 – F.
What key is Tom Traubert’s Blues (Four Sheets To The Wind In Copenhagen) in?
F major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Tom Traubert’s Blues (Four Sheets To The Wind In Copenhagen)?
Gentle rocking: broken chord 1-5-8-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Tom Traubert’s Blues (Four Sheets To The Wind In Copenhagen) 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.