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You’ve Got To Pick-A-Pocket Or Two: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Lionel Bart
- G minor
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 1959
- Easy
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You’ve Got To Pick-A-Pocket Or Two written out as piano music: the bII7 – i – v – iv loop in G minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays lazy footsteps (root bass · 1 · 3 · 4) and the right hand pausing chords.
You’ve Got To Pick-A-Pocket Or Two chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in G 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 | Ab7 | bII7 | Ab C Eb Gb |
| 2 | Gm | i | G Bb D |
| 3 | Dm | v | D F A |
| 4 | Cm | iv | C Eb G |
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: lazy footsteps (root bass · 1 · 3 · 4) in the left hand and pausing chords in the right, over the Ab7 – Gm – Dm – Cm 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’ve Got To Pick-A-Pocket Or Two
Does the sheet music for You’ve Got To Pick-A-Pocket Or Two 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’ve Got To Pick-A-Pocket Or Two?
The loop is Ab7 – Gm – Dm – Cm (bII7 – i – v – iv) in G minor, and the song ends on Eb – F – Gm.
What key is You’ve Got To Pick-A-Pocket Or Two in?
G minor, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in You’ve Got To Pick-A-Pocket Or Two?
Lazy footsteps: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is You’ve Got To Pick-A-Pocket Or Two 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.