Piano chords · Slow dance ’50s
Cry For Me: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Bob Gaudio
- Eb major
- 12/8
- 120 BPM
- V7–I–vi–ii loop
- 1966
- Medium
Cry For Me written out as piano music: the V7 – I – vi – ii loop in Eb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays slow-dance heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 (12/8)) and the right hand doo-wop chords.
Cry For Me 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 | Bb7 | V7 | Bb D F Ab |
| 2 | Eb | I | Eb G Bb |
| 3 | Cm | vi | C Eb G |
| 4 | Fm | ii | F Ab C |
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: slow-dance heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 (12/8)) in the left hand and doo-wop chords in the right, over the Bb7 – Eb – Cm – Fm 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 Cry For Me
Does the sheet music for Cry For 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 Cry For Me?
The loop is Bb7 – Eb – Cm – Fm (V7 – I – vi – ii) in Eb major, and the song ends on Eb – Abm – Eb.
What key is Cry For Me in?
Eb major, at about 120 beats a minute in 12/8.
What does the left hand play in Cry For Me?
Slow-dance heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 (12/8), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Cry For Me 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.