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Blue Moon: piano accompaniment sheet music
- Eb major
- 2/2
- 120 BPM
- 1934
- Tricky
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Blue Moon written out as piano music: the I – vi7 – ii – V7 – I – vi – ii – V7 loop in Eb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays rocket sweep (wide arpeggio 1-5-8-8-12-15) and the right hand double-clap chords.
Blue Moon chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Eb 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 | Eb | I | Eb G Bb |
| 1 | Cm7 | vi7 | C Eb G Bb |
| 2 | Fm | ii | F Ab C |
| 2 | Bb7 | V7 | Bb D F Ab |
| 3 | Eb | I | Eb G Bb |
| 3 | Cm | vi | C Eb G |
| 4 | Fm | ii | F Ab C |
| 4 | Bb7 | V7 | Bb D F Ab |
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: rocket sweep (wide arpeggio 1-5-8-8-12-15) in the left hand and double-clap chords in the right, over the Eb – Cm7 – Fm – Bb7 – Eb – Cm – Fm – Bb7 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 Moon
Does the sheet music for Blue Moon 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 Moon?
The loop is Eb – Cm7 – Fm – Bb7 – Eb – Cm – Fm – Bb7 (I – vi7 – ii – V7 – I – vi – ii – V7) in Eb major, and the song ends on Eb – Ab – Eb.
What key is Blue Moon in?
Eb major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Blue Moon?
Rocket sweep: wide arpeggio 1-5-8-8-12-15, a tricky pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Blue Moon easy to play on piano?
It is a tricky one: learn the 8 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of Blue Moon?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.