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Dim, Dim The Lights: piano accompaniment sheet music
- D major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- 1955
- Medium
Dim, Dim The Lights written out as piano music: the I – ii – I – V loop in D major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays jazz walk (walking bass) and the right hand ticking clock.
Dim, Dim The Lights chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in D 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 | D | I | D F# A |
| 2 | Em | ii | E G B |
| 3 | D | I | D F# A |
| 4 | A | V | A 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: jazz walk (walking bass) in the left hand and ticking clock in the right, over the D – Em – D – A 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 Dim, Dim The Lights
Does the sheet music for Dim, Dim The Lights 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 Dim, Dim The Lights?
The loop is D – Em – D – A (I – ii – I – V) in D major, and the song ends on D – C – D.
What key is Dim, Dim The Lights in?
D major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Dim, Dim The Lights?
Jazz walk: walking bass, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Dim, Dim The Lights 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.