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Hanging On The Telephone: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Jack Lee
- G minor
- 4/4
- 154 BPM
- 1978
- Medium
Hanging On The Telephone written out as piano music: the i – bVIsus – i – bVIsus loop in G minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) and the right hand pausing chords.
Hanging On The Telephone chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in G 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 | Gm | i | G Bb D |
| 2 | Ebsus4 | VIsus4 | Eb Ab Bb |
| 3 | Gm | i | G Bb D |
| 4 | Ebsus4 | VIsus4 | Eb Ab Bb |
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: engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) in the left hand and pausing chords in the right, over the Gm – Ebsus4 – Gm – Ebsus4 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 Hanging On The Telephone
Does the sheet music for Hanging On The Telephone 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 Hanging On The Telephone?
The loop is Gm – Ebsus4 – Gm – Ebsus4 (i – bVIsus – i – bVIsus) in G minor, and the song ends on Eb – F – Gm.
What key is Hanging On The Telephone in?
G minor, at about 154 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Hanging On The Telephone?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Hanging On The Telephone 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.