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Who Do You Think You Are Kidding, Mr. Hitler? (theme from Dad's Army): piano accompaniment sheet music

By Jimmy Perry

  • Eb major
  • 4/4
  • 160 BPM
  • 1968
  • Easy
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Left hand Stride jumpsRight hand Hopscotch bellsChords the loop the song repeats most

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Who Do You Think You Are Kidding, Mr. Hitler? (theme from Dad's Army) written out as piano music: the V7 – I – II – II7 loop in Eb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays stride jumps (stride) and the right hand hopscotch bells.

Who Do You Think You Are Kidding, Mr. Hitler? (theme from Dad's Army) chord chart

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

BarChordNumeralNotes
1Bb7V7Bb D F Ab
2EbIEb G Bb
3FIIF A C
4F7II7F A C Eb

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: stride jumps (stride) in the left hand and hopscotch bells in the right, over the Bb7 – Eb – F – F7 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 Who Do You Think You Are Kidding, Mr. Hitler? (theme from Dad's Army)

Does the sheet music for Who Do You Think You Are Kidding, Mr. Hitler? (theme from Dad's Army) 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 Who Do You Think You Are Kidding, Mr. Hitler? (theme from Dad's Army)?

The loop is Bb7 – Eb – F – F7 (V7 – I – II – II7) in Eb major, and the song ends on Eb – Abm – Eb.

What key is Who Do You Think You Are Kidding, Mr. Hitler? (theme from Dad's Army) in?

Eb major, at about 160 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Who Do You Think You Are Kidding, Mr. Hitler? (theme from Dad's Army)?

Stride jumps: stride, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Who Do You Think You Are Kidding, Mr. Hitler? (theme from Dad's Army) 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.