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Why Am I Always The Bridesmaid?: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Traditional
- F major
- 3/4
- 120 BPM
- V7–I–I7–IV loop
- Easy
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Why Am I Always The Bridesmaid? written out as piano music: the V7 – I – I7 – IV loop in F 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 chords.
Why Am I Always The Bridesmaid? 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 | C7 | V7 | C E G Bb |
| 2 | F | I | F A C |
| 3 | F7 | I7 | F A C Eb |
| 4 | Bb | IV | Bb D F |
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 chords in the right, over the C7 – F – F7 – Bb 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 Why Am I Always The Bridesmaid?
Does the sheet music for Why Am I Always The Bridesmaid? 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 Why Am I Always The Bridesmaid??
The loop is C7 – F – F7 – Bb (V7 – I – I7 – IV) in F major, and the song ends on Gm – C7 – F.
What key is Why Am I Always The Bridesmaid? in?
F major, at about 120 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in Why Am I Always The Bridesmaid??
Oom-pah-pah: waltz oom-pah-pah, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Why Am I Always The Bridesmaid? 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.