Piano chords · Blues & boogie
Full Moon And Empty Arms: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Buddy Kaye & Ted Mossman
- A major
- 4/4
- 80 BPM
- 1946
- Easy
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Full Moon And Empty Arms written out as piano music: the V7 – I – bvii – I loop in A major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays velvet jazz (lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3)), and the right hand sings the tune.
Full Moon And Empty Arms chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in A 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 | E7 | V7 | E G# B D |
| 2 | A | I | A C# E |
| 3 | Gm | bvii | G Bb D |
| 4 | A | I | 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: velvet jazz (lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3)) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the E7 – A – Gm – 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 Full Moon And Empty Arms
Does the sheet music for Full Moon And Empty Arms 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 Full Moon And Empty Arms?
The loop is E7 – A – Gm – A (V7 – I – bvii – I) in A major, and the song ends on A – Bm – A.
What key is Full Moon And Empty Arms in?
A major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Full Moon And Empty Arms?
Velvet jazz: lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Full Moon And Empty Arms 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.