What’s New Pussycat?: piano accompaniment sheet music

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G major
3/4
135 BPM
Easy

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What’s New Pussycat? written out as piano music: the IV – bVII – I – v loop in G major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays oom-pah-pah (waltz oom-pah-pah) and the right hand waltz bells.

What’s New Pussycat? 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.

Bar	Chord	Numeral	Notes
1	C	IV	C E G
2	F	bVII	F A C
3	G	I	G B D
4	Dm	v	D F A

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: oom-pah-pah (waltz oom-pah-pah) in the left hand and waltz bells in the right, over the C – F – G – Dm 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.

Questions about What’s New Pussycat?

Does the sheet music for What’s New Pussycat? 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 What’s New Pussycat??

The loop is C – F – G – Dm (IV – bVII – I – v) in G major, and the song ends on Am – D7 – G.

What key is What’s New Pussycat? in?

G major, at about 135 beats a minute in 3/4.

What does the left hand play in What’s New Pussycat??

Oom-pah-pah: waltz oom-pah-pah, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is What’s New Pussycat? 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.