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Way Down Yonder In New Orleans: piano accompaniment sheet music
- F major
- 2/2
- 100 BPM
- 1999
- Medium
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Way Down Yonder In New Orleans written out as piano music: the I – VI7 – IIsus – V loop in F major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays bobbing boat (open arpeggio 8-12-1-8) and the right hand push chords.
Way Down Yonder In New Orleans 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 | F | I | F A C |
| 2 | D7 | VI7 | D F# A C |
| 3 | Gsus4 | IIsus4 | G C D |
| 4 | C | V | C E G |
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: bobbing boat (open arpeggio 8-12-1-8) in the left hand and push chords in the right, over the F – D7 – Gsus4 – C 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 Way Down Yonder In New Orleans
Does the sheet music for Way Down Yonder In New Orleans 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 Way Down Yonder In New Orleans?
The loop is F – D7 – Gsus4 – C (I – VI7 – IIsus – V) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is Way Down Yonder In New Orleans in?
F major, at about 100 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Way Down Yonder In New Orleans?
Bobbing boat: open arpeggio 8-12-1-8, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Way Down Yonder In New Orleans 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.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.