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Come Away With Me: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Norah Jones

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Left hand Waltz climbRight hand Sleepy waltz chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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Come Away With Me written out as piano music: the I – vi – I – vi loop in C major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays waltz climb (broken chord 1-3-5 (3/4)) and the right hand sleepy waltz chords.

Come Away With Me 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.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1CIC E G
2AmviA C E
3CIC E G
4AmviA C E

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: waltz climb (broken chord 1-3-5 (3/4)) in the left hand and sleepy waltz chords in the right, over the C – Am – C – Am 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 Come Away With Me

Does the sheet music for Come Away With Me 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 Come Away With Me?

The loop is C – Am – C – Am (I – vi – I – vi) in C major, and the song ends on C – G – C.

What key is Come Away With Me in?

C major, at about 88 beats a minute in 3/4.

What does the left hand play in Come Away With Me?

Waltz climb: broken chord 1-3-5 (3/4), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Come Away With Me easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Made from 4 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.