Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
House Of Blue Light: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Billy Joel
- G minor
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- i–IV7–i–IV7 loop
- 1989
- Medium
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House Of Blue Light written out as piano music: the i – IV7 – i – IV7 loop in G minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays boogie climb (broken chord 1-1-3-3-5-5-6-5) and the right hand soft chords.
House Of Blue Light 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 | C7 | IV7 | C E G Bb |
| 3 | Gm | i | G Bb D |
| 4 | C7 | IV7 | C E 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: boogie climb (broken chord 1-1-3-3-5-5-6-5) in the left hand and soft chords in the right, over the Gm – C7 – Gm – C7 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 House Of Blue Light
Does the sheet music for House Of Blue Light 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 House Of Blue Light?
The loop is Gm – C7 – Gm – C7 (i – IV7 – i – IV7) in G minor, and the song ends on Eb – F – Gm.
What key is House Of Blue Light in?
G minor, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in House Of Blue Light?
Boogie climb: broken chord 1-1-3-3-5-5-6-5, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is House Of Blue Light 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.