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Greensleeves: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Traditional English Folksong
- E minor
- 3/4
- 100 BPM
- Medium
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Greensleeves written out as piano music: the i7 – v – VII7 – III loop in E minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays lullaby ripple (broken chord 1-5-8-5-8-5 (3/4)) and the right hand waltz push chords.
Greensleeves 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 | Em7 | i7 | E G B D |
| 2 | Bm | v | B D F# |
| 3 | D7 | VII7 | D F# A C |
| 4 | G | III | G B D |
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: lullaby ripple (broken chord 1-5-8-5-8-5 (3/4)) in the left hand and waltz push chords in the right, over the Em7 – Bm – D7 – G 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 Greensleeves
Does the sheet music for Greensleeves 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 Greensleeves?
The loop is Em7 – Bm – D7 – G (i7 – v – VII7 – III) in E minor, and the song ends on C – D – Em.
What key is Greensleeves in?
E minor, at about 100 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in Greensleeves?
Lullaby ripple: broken chord 1-5-8-5-8-5 (3/4), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Greensleeves 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.
Can I hear the real melody of Greensleeves?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 5 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.