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A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square: piano accompaniment sheet music

By The Manhattan Transfer

  • Eb major
  • 2/2
  • 100 BPM
  • 1940
  • Easy
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A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square written out as piano music: the I – vi – iii – I7 – IV – III7 – vi – iv loop in Eb major 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 steady chords.

A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square chord chart

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

BarChordNumeralNotes
1EbIEb G Bb
1CmviC Eb G
2GmiiiG Bb D
2Eb7I7Eb G Bb Db
3AbIVAb C Eb
3G7III7G B D F
4CmviC Eb G
4AbmivAb Cb Eb

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 steady chords in the right, over the Eb – Cm – Gm – Eb7 – Ab – G7 – Cm – Abm 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.

To see the real melody written out, play “The part you know”: the sheet music changes to it.

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Questions about A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square

Does the sheet music for A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square 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 Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square?

The loop is Eb – Cm – Gm – Eb7 – Ab – G7 – Cm – Abm (I – vi – iii – I7 – IV – III7 – vi – iv) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.

What key is A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square in?

Eb major, at about 100 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square?

Lazy footsteps: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 8 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Can I hear the real melody of A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.