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A Spaceman Came Travelling: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Chris Deburgh
- E minor
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- i–bIII–bVII–bVI loop
- 1976
- Tricky
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A Spaceman Came Travelling written out as piano music: the i – bIII – bVII – bVI loop in E minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays rocket sweep (wide arpeggio 1-5-8-8-12-15) and the right hand soft chords.
A Spaceman Came Travelling chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in E 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 | Em | i | E G B |
| 2 | G | III | G B D |
| 3 | D | VII | D F# A |
| 4 | C | VI | C E G |
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: rocket sweep (wide arpeggio 1-5-8-8-12-15) in the left hand and soft chords in the right, over the Em – G – D – C 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 Spaceman Came Travelling
Does the sheet music for A Spaceman Came Travelling 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 Spaceman Came Travelling?
The loop is Em – G – D – C (i – bIII – bVII – bVI) in E minor, and the song ends on C – D – Em.
What key is A Spaceman Came Travelling in?
E minor, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in A Spaceman Came Travelling?
Rocket sweep: wide arpeggio 1-5-8-8-12-15, a tricky pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is A Spaceman Came Travelling easy to play on piano?
It is a tricky one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.