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Ciao Adios: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Anne-Marie

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Ciao Adios written out as piano music: the i – bIII – bVII – bVI loop in E minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays thunder tremolo (octave tremolo), and the right hand sings the tune.

Ciao Adios chord chart

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

BarChordNumeralNotes
1EmiE G B
2GIIIG B D
3DVIID F# A
4CVIC E G

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: thunder tremolo (octave tremolo) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the Em – G – D – C 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 Ciao Adios

Does the sheet music for Ciao Adios 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 Ciao Adios?

The loop is Em – G – D – C (i – bIII – bVII – bVI) in E minor, and the song ends on C – D – Em.

What key is Ciao Adios in?

E minor, at about 106 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Ciao Adios?

Thunder tremolo: octave tremolo, a tricky pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Ciao Adios easy to play on piano?

It is a tricky 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.