Super Simple Chords

Piano chords · Old-time stride

Vanilla Ice Cream: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Bock & Harnick

  • G major
  • 3/4
  • 105 BPM
  • 1963
  • Easy
Tuning the piano…
Learn it
Learn it
Style

Left hand Boom-chickRight hand Hopscotch chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

Play the full song with sheet music

Vanilla Ice Cream written out as piano music: the IV – I – V7 – bVI loop in G major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays boom-chick (boom-chick) and the right hand hopscotch chords.

Vanilla Ice Cream chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in G major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1CIVC E G
2GIG B D
3D7V7D F# A C
4EbbVIEb 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: boom-chick (boom-chick) in the left hand and hopscotch chords in the right, over the C – G – D7 – Eb 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.

Play next

Questions about Vanilla Ice Cream

Does the sheet music for Vanilla Ice Cream 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 Vanilla Ice Cream?

The loop is C – G – D7 – Eb (IV – I – V7 – bVI) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.

What key is Vanilla Ice Cream in?

G major, at about 105 beats a minute in 3/4.

What does the left hand play in Vanilla Ice Cream?

Boom-chick: boom-chick, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Vanilla Ice Cream 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.