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Ave Maria: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Charles Gounod
- C major
- 4/4
- 80 BPM
- Medium
Ave Maria written out as piano music: the I – vi – II – V loop in C major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays little steps (broken chord 1-3-5-3) and the right hand rising light.
Ave Maria 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 | C | I | C E G |
| 2 | Am | vi | A C E |
| 3 | D | II | D F# A |
| 4 | G | V | G B D |
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: little steps (broken chord 1-3-5-3) in the left hand and rising light in the right, over the C – Am – D – G 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 Ave Maria
Does the sheet music for Ave Maria 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 Ave Maria?
The loop is C – Am – D – G (I – vi – II – V) in C major, and the song ends on F – G7 – C.
What key is Ave Maria in?
C major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Ave Maria?
Little steps: broken chord 1-3-5-3, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Ave Maria 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 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.