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A Conversation (from Mary Poppins Returns): piano accompaniment sheet music

By Ben Whishaw

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A Conversation (from Mary Poppins Returns) written out as piano music: the I – ii – V – I loop in D major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays waltz climb (broken chord 1-3-5 (3/4)) and the right hand waltz chords.

A Conversation (from Mary Poppins Returns) chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in D major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1DID F# A
2EmiiE G B
3AVA C# E
4DID F# A

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: waltz climb (broken chord 1-3-5 (3/4)) in the left hand and waltz chords in the right, over the D – Em – A – D 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 A Conversation (from Mary Poppins Returns)

Does the sheet music for A Conversation (from Mary Poppins Returns) 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 A Conversation (from Mary Poppins Returns)?

The loop is D – Em – A – D (I – ii – V – I) in D major, and the song ends on D – G – D.

What key is A Conversation (from Mary Poppins Returns) in?

D major, at about 102 beats a minute in 3/4.

What does the left hand play in A Conversation (from Mary Poppins Returns)?

Waltz climb: broken chord 1-3-5 (3/4), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is A Conversation (from Mary Poppins Returns) 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.