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Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Willie Nelson

  • G major
  • 4/4
  • 84 BPM
  • Medium
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Left hand Rolling wavesRight hand Hopscotch chordsChords worked out from the notes of the famous part

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Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain written out as piano music: the I – IV – I – vii7 – V – vi7 – I loop in G major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays rolling waves (open arpeggio 1-5-10-5) and the right hand hopscotch chords.

Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in G major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1GIG B D
1CIVC E G
2GIG B D
3F#m7vii7F# A C# E
4DVD F# A
4Em7vi7E 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: rolling waves (open arpeggio 1-5-10-5) in the left hand and hopscotch chords in the right, over the G – C – G – G – F#m7 – D – Em7 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 Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain

Does the sheet music for Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain 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 Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain?

The loop is G – C – G – G – F#m7 – D – Em7 (I – IV – I – vii7 – V – vi7 – I) in G major, and the song ends on G – C – G.

What key is Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain in?

G major, at about 84 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain?

Rolling waves: open arpeggio 1-5-10-5, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain easy to play on piano?

It is a medium one: learn the 7 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.

Can I hear the real melody of Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.