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Fiddler On The Roof: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Bock & Harnick

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Left hand Doorbell ding-dongRight hand Hopscotch bellsChords the loop the song repeats most

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Fiddler On The Roof written out as piano music: the I – bII – I – bII loop in C major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays doorbell ding-dong (broken chord 8-8-5-5) and the right hand hopscotch bells.

Fiddler On The Roof chord chart

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

BarChordNumeralNotes
1CIC E G
2DbbIIDb F Ab
3CIC E G
4DbbIIDb F Ab

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: doorbell ding-dong (broken chord 8-8-5-5) in the left hand and hopscotch bells in the right, over the C – Db – C – Db 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 Fiddler On The Roof

Does the sheet music for Fiddler On The Roof 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 Fiddler On The Roof?

The loop is C – Db – C – Db (I – bII – I – bII) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.

What key is Fiddler On The Roof in?

C major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Fiddler On The Roof?

Doorbell ding-dong: broken chord 8-8-5-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Fiddler On The Roof 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.