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You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch (from The Grinch): piano accompaniment sheet music
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- A minor
- 4/4
- 90 BPM
- 1966
- Medium
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You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch (from The Grinch) written out as piano music: the i – bVI – V – i loop in A minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays walking roots (root bass · quarters) and the right hand pumping chords.
You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch (from The Grinch) chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in A minor. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Am | i | A C E |
| 2 | F | VI | F A C |
| 3 | E | V | E G# B |
| 4 | Am | i | A C E |
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: walking roots (root bass · quarters) in the left hand and pumping chords in the right, over the Am – F – E – Am 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 Mean One, Mr. Grinch (from The Grinch)
Does the sheet music for You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch (from The Grinch) 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 Mean One, Mr. Grinch (from The Grinch)?
The loop is Am – F – E – Am (i – bVI – V – i) in A minor, and the song ends on F – G – Am.
What key is You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch (from The Grinch) in?
A minor, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch (from The Grinch)?
Walking roots: root bass · quarters, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch (from The Grinch) 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.