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Tu Vuo’ Fa’ L’americano: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Renato Carosone

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Left hand Rock’n’roll climbRight hand Wait-a-beat chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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Tu Vuo’ Fa’ L’americano written out as piano music: the III7 – vi – III7 – vi loop in C major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays rock’n’roll climb (broken chord 1-3-5-6) and the right hand wait-a-beat chords.

Tu Vuo’ Fa’ L’americano 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
1E7III7E G# B D
2AmviA C E
3E7III7E G# B D
4AmviA C E

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: rock’n’roll climb (broken chord 1-3-5-6) in the left hand and wait-a-beat chords in the right, over the E7 – Am – E7 – Am 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 Tu Vuo’ Fa’ L’americano

Does the sheet music for Tu Vuo’ Fa’ L’americano 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 Tu Vuo’ Fa’ L’americano?

The loop is E7 – Am – E7 – Am (III7 – vi – III7 – vi) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.

What key is Tu Vuo’ Fa’ L’americano in?

C major, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Tu Vuo’ Fa’ L’americano?

Rock’n’roll climb: broken chord 1-3-5-6, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Tu Vuo’ Fa’ L’americano 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.