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Coventry Carol: piano accompaniment sheet music
- G minor
- 3/4
- 145 BPM
- bVII–i–bVII–i loop
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Coventry Carol written out as piano music: the bVII – i – bVII – i loop in G minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays moon river roll (open arpeggio 1-5-10 (3/4)) and the right hand waltz chords.
Coventry Carol chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in G minor. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F | VII | F A C |
| 2 | Gm | i | G Bb D |
| 3 | F | VII | F A C |
| 4 | Gm | i | G Bb 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: moon river roll (open arpeggio 1-5-10 (3/4)) in the left hand and waltz chords in the right, over the F – Gm – F – Gm 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 Coventry Carol
Does the sheet music for Coventry Carol 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 Coventry Carol?
The loop is F – Gm – F – Gm (bVII – i – bVII – i) in G minor, and the song ends on G – Cm – G.
What key is Coventry Carol in?
G minor, at about 145 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in Coventry Carol?
Moon River roll: open arpeggio 1-5-10 (3/4), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Coventry Carol easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from 6 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.