Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
Home Alone Tonight: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Jody Stevens, Cole Taylor & others
- Ab major
- 4/4
- 82 BPM
- vi–IV–I–V loop
- 2015
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
Home Alone Tonight written out as piano music: the vi – IV – I – V loop in Ab major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays dawdling footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3& · 4) and the right hand marching chords.
Home Alone Tonight chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Ab 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 | Fm | vi | F Ab C |
| 2 | Db | IV | Db F Ab |
| 3 | Ab | I | Ab C Eb |
| 4 | Eb | V | Eb G 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: dawdling footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3& · 4) in the left hand and marching chords in the right, over the Fm – Db – Ab – Eb 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.
Play next
Questions about Home Alone Tonight
Does the sheet music for Home Alone Tonight 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 Home Alone Tonight?
The loop is Fm – Db – Ab – Eb (vi – IV – I – V) in Ab major, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Ab.
What key is Home Alone Tonight in?
Ab major, at about 82 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Home Alone Tonight?
Dawdling footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Home Alone Tonight 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.