Piano chords · Old-time stride
You’re A Grand Old Flag: piano accompaniment sheet music
- G major
- 2/4
- 120 BPM
- 2002
- Medium
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You’re A Grand Old Flag written out as piano music: the V7 – I – vio – V7 loop in G major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays toy-soldier march (lh triads (2/4)) and the right hand clockwork chords.
You’re A Grand Old Flag 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 | D7 | V7 | D F# A C |
| 2 | G | I | G B D |
| 3 | Edim | vi° | E G Bb |
| 4 | D7 | V7 | D F# A C |
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: toy-soldier march (lh triads (2/4)) in the left hand and clockwork chords in the right, over the D7 – G – Edim – D7 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 You’re A Grand Old Flag
Does the sheet music for You’re A Grand Old Flag 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 You’re A Grand Old Flag?
The loop is D7 – G – Edim – D7 (V7 – I – vio – V7) in G major, and the song ends on G – D7 – G.
What key is You’re A Grand Old Flag in?
G major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/4.
What does the left hand play in You’re A Grand Old Flag?
Toy-soldier march: lh triads (2/4), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is You’re A Grand Old Flag 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 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.