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Where Do I Go? (from 'hair'): piano accompaniment sheet music

By Galt MacDermot

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Left hand Sleepy heartbeatRight hand Hopscotch bellsChords the loop the song repeats most

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Where Do I Go? (from 'hair') written out as piano music: the bVII – i – bVII – i loop in D minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays sleepy heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 3 · 3&) and the right hand hopscotch bells.

Where Do I Go? (from 'hair') chord chart

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

BarChordNumeralNotes
1CVIIC E G
2DmiD F A
3CVIIC E G
4DmiD 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: sleepy heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 3 · 3&) in the left hand and hopscotch bells in the right, over the C – Dm – C – 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.

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Questions about Where Do I Go? (from 'hair')

Does the sheet music for Where Do I Go? (from 'hair') 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 Where Do I Go? (from 'hair')?

The loop is C – Dm – C – Dm (bVII – i – bVII – i) in D minor, and the song ends on Bb – C – Dm.

What key is Where Do I Go? (from 'hair') in?

D minor, at about 94 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Where Do I Go? (from 'hair')?

Sleepy heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 3 · 3&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Where Do I Go? (from 'hair') 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.