Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
Arthur’s Theme: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager & others
- A major
- 2/2
- 100 BPM
- 1981
- Medium
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Arthur’s Theme written out as piano music: the iv – bVII7 – bIII – bVI loop in A major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays open sky (open arpeggio 1-5-10) and the right hand steady chords.
Arthur’s Theme chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in A 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 | Dm | iv | D F A |
| 2 | G7 | bVII7 | G B D F |
| 3 | C | bIII | C E G |
| 4 | F | bVI | F A C |
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: open sky (open arpeggio 1-5-10) in the left hand and steady chords in the right, over the Dm – G7 – C – F 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 Arthur’s Theme
Does the sheet music for Arthur’s 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 Arthur’s Theme?
The loop is Dm – G7 – C – F (iv – bVII7 – bIII – bVI) in A major, and the song ends on Bm – D – A.
What key is Arthur’s Theme in?
A major, at about 100 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Arthur’s Theme?
Open sky: open arpeggio 1-5-10, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Arthur’s 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.