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Always Late With Your Kisses: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Blackie Crawford & Lefty Frizzell
- C major
- 2/2
- 160 BPM
- V7–I–IV–I loop
- 1951
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
Always Late With Your Kisses written out as piano music: the V7 – I – IV – I loop in C major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays pausing footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3) and the right hand hopscotch bells.
Always Late With Your Kisses 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 | C | I | C E G |
| 3 | F | IV | F A C |
| 4 | C | I | 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: pausing footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3) in the left hand and hopscotch bells in the right, over the G7 – C – F – 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 Always Late With Your Kisses
Does the sheet music for Always Late With Your Kisses 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 Always Late With Your Kisses?
The loop is G7 – C – F – C (V7 – I – IV – I) in C major, and the song ends on C – G7 – C.
What key is Always Late With Your Kisses in?
C major, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Always Late With Your Kisses?
Pausing footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Always Late With Your Kisses 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.