Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
A Kiss Goodnight: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Richard Sherman
- A major
- 4/4
- 124 BPM
- vi–ii–V7–I loop
- 2014
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
A Kiss Goodnight written out as piano music: the vi – ii – V7 – I loop in A major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays open sky (open arpeggio 1-5-10) and the right hand ticking clock.
A Kiss Goodnight chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in A 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 | F#m | vi | F# A C# |
| 2 | Bm | ii | B D F# |
| 3 | E7 | V7 | E G# B D |
| 4 | A | 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: open sky (open arpeggio 1-5-10) in the left hand and ticking clock in the right, over the F#m – Bm – E7 – A 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 Kiss Goodnight
Does the sheet music for A Kiss Goodnight 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 Kiss Goodnight?
The loop is F#m – Bm – E7 – A (vi – ii – V7 – I) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.
What key is A Kiss Goodnight in?
A major, at about 124 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in A Kiss Goodnight?
Open sky: open arpeggio 1-5-10, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is A Kiss Goodnight 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.