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A Time For Us (Love Theme): piano accompaniment sheet music
By Nino Rota
- Bb major
- 3/4
- 64 BPM
- 1968
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
A Time For Us (Love Theme) written out as piano music: the ii – iii – vi – iii loop in Bb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays waltzing tide (open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-12 (3/4)) and the right hand waltz bells.
A Time For Us (Love Theme) chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Bb 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 | Cm | ii | C Eb G |
| 2 | Dm | iii | D F A |
| 3 | Gm | vi | G Bb D |
| 4 | Dm | iii | 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: waltzing tide (open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-12 (3/4)) in the left hand and waltz bells in the right, over the Cm – Dm – Gm – 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 Time For Us (Love Theme)
Does the sheet music for A Time For Us (Love Theme) 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 Time For Us (Love Theme)?
The loop is Cm – Dm – Gm – Dm (ii – iii – vi – iii) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is A Time For Us (Love Theme) in?
Bb major, at about 64 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in A Time For Us (Love Theme)?
Waltzing tide: open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-12 (3/4), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is A Time For Us (Love Theme) 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.