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How Soon Is Now?: piano accompaniment sheet music
By The Smiths
- F major
- 4/4
- 94 BPM
- 1984
- Easy
How Soon Is Now? written out as piano music: the bIII5 – IV5 – I – bIII5 loop in F major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays hurry-and-wait pulse (root bass · 1 · 1a · 2&), and the right hand sings the tune.
How Soon Is Now? chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in F 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 | Ab | bIII | Ab C Eb |
| 2 | Bb | IV | Bb D F |
| 3 | F | I | F A C |
| 4 | Ab | bIII | Ab C Eb |
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: hurry-and-wait pulse (root bass · 1 · 1a · 2&) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the Ab – Bb – F – Ab 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 How Soon Is Now?
Does the sheet music for How Soon Is Now? 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 How Soon Is Now??
The loop is Ab – Bb – F – Ab (bIII5 – IV5 – I – bIII5) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is How Soon Is Now? in?
F major, at about 94 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in How Soon Is Now??
Hurry-and-wait pulse: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is How Soon Is Now? 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.