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A Night In Tunisia: piano accompaniment sheet music
- D minor
- 4/4
- 155 BPM
- 1944
- Easy
A Night In Tunisia written out as piano music: the bII7 – i – bII7 – i loop in D minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays stride jumps (stride) and the right hand offbeat skank.
A Night In Tunisia chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in D 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 | Eb7 | bII7 | Eb G Bb Db |
| 2 | Dm | i | D F A |
| 3 | Eb7 | bII7 | Eb G Bb Db |
| 4 | Dm | i | D 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: stride jumps (stride) in the left hand and offbeat skank in the right, over the Eb7 – Dm – Eb7 – Dm 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 Night In Tunisia
Does the sheet music for A Night In Tunisia 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 Night In Tunisia?
The loop is Eb7 – Dm – Eb7 – Dm (bII7 – i – bII7 – i) in D minor, and the song ends on Bb – C – Dm.
What key is A Night In Tunisia in?
D minor, at about 155 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in A Night In Tunisia?
Stride jumps: stride, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is A Night In Tunisia 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 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.