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Annie’s Song: piano accompaniment sheet music
By John Denver
- D major
- 3/4
- 100 BPM
- 1974
- Medium
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Annie’s Song written out as piano music: the I – Isus4 – I – Isus4 loop in D major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays lapping waves (open arpeggio 1-5-10-5-10-5 (3/4)) and the right hand sleepy waltz chords.
Annie’s Song chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in D 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 | D | I | D F# A |
| 2 | Dsus4 | Isus4 | D G A |
| 3 | D | I | D F# A |
| 4 | Dsus4 | Isus4 | D G 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: lapping waves (open arpeggio 1-5-10-5-10-5 (3/4)) in the left hand and sleepy waltz chords in the right, over the D – Dsus4 – D – Dsus4 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 Annie’s Song
Does the sheet music for Annie’s Song 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 Annie’s Song?
The loop is D – Dsus4 – D – Dsus4 (I – Isus4 – I – Isus4) in D major, and the song ends on D – Dsus4 – D.
What key is Annie’s Song in?
D major, at about 100 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in Annie’s Song?
Lapping waves: open arpeggio 1-5-10-5-10-5 (3/4), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Annie’s Song 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.
Can I hear the real melody of Annie’s Song?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the intro of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 6 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.