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A Sailboat In The Moonlight: piano accompaniment sheet music
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- C major
- 2/2
- 120 BPM
- Easy
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A Sailboat In The Moonlight written out as piano music: the V7 – V – I – I7 loop in C major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays tumble down (broken chord 8-5-1) and the right hand pausing chords.
A Sailboat In The Moonlight chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in C 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 | G7 | V7 | G B D F |
| 2 | G | V | G B D |
| 3 | C | I | C E G |
| 4 | C7 | I7 | C E G Bb |
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: tumble down (broken chord 8-5-1) in the left hand and pausing chords in the right, over the G7 – G – C – C7 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 Sailboat In The Moonlight
Does the sheet music for A Sailboat In The Moonlight 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 Sailboat In The Moonlight?
The loop is G7 – G – C – C7 (V7 – V – I – I7) in C major, and the song ends on C – Fm – C.
What key is A Sailboat In The Moonlight in?
C major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in A Sailboat In The Moonlight?
Tumble down: broken chord 8-5-1, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is A Sailboat In The Moonlight 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.