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Who Put The Bomp: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Barry Mann & Gerry Goffin
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 80 BPM
- I–vi–ii–V7 loop
- 1961
- Medium
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Who Put The Bomp written out as piano music: the I – vi – ii – V7 loop in Bb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays island pulse (root bass · tresillo 3-3-2) and the right hand double-skip chords.
Who Put The Bomp chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Bb 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 | Bb | I | Bb D F |
| 2 | Gm | vi | G Bb D |
| 3 | Cm | ii | C Eb G |
| 4 | F7 | V7 | F 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: island pulse (root bass · tresillo 3-3-2) in the left hand and double-skip chords in the right, over the Bb – Gm – Cm – 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 Put The Bomp
Does the sheet music for Who Put The Bomp 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 Put The Bomp?
The loop is Bb – Gm – Cm – F7 (I – vi – ii – V7) in Bb major, and the song ends on Cm – F7 – Bb.
What key is Who Put The Bomp in?
Bb major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Who Put The Bomp?
Island pulse: root bass · tresillo 3-3-2, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Who Put The Bomp 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.