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Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
- E minor
- 2/4
- 60 BPM
- Medium
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Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy written out as piano music: the i – i7 – i loop in E minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays ragtime bounce (boom-chick (2/4)) and the right hand polka-hop chords.
Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy 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.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Em | i | E G B |
| 2 | Em7 | i7 | E G B D |
| 3 | Em | i | E G B |
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: ragtime bounce (boom-chick (2/4)) in the left hand and polka-hop chords in the right, over the Em – Em7 – Em 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.
To see the real melody written out, play “The part you know”: the sheet music changes to it.
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Questions about Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy
Does the sheet music for Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy 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 Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy?
The loop is Em – Em7 – Em (i – i7 – i) in E minor, and the song ends on C – D – Em.
What key is Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy in?
E minor, at about 60 beats a minute in 2/4.
What does the left hand play in Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy?
Ragtime bounce: boom-chick (2/4), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 3 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 4 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.