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Come Sunday: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Duke Ellington

  • Bb major
  • 4/4
  • 85 BPM
  • 1946
  • Easy
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Left hand Velvet jazzRight hand Pausing chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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Come Sunday written out as piano music: the V7 – I – IV – #ivo loop in Bb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays velvet jazz (lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3)) and the right hand pausing chords.

Come Sunday chord chart

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

BarChordNumeralNotes
1F7V7F A C Eb
2BbIBb D F
3EbIVEb G Bb
4Edim#iv°E G Bb

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: velvet jazz (lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3)) in the left hand and pausing chords in the right, over the F7 – Bb – Eb – Edim 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 Sunday

Does the sheet music for Come Sunday 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 Sunday?

The loop is F7 – Bb – Eb – Edim (V7 – I – IV – #ivo) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.

What key is Come Sunday in?

Bb major, at about 85 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Come Sunday?

Velvet jazz: lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Come Sunday 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 6 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.