Piano chords · Blues & boogie
In The Bleak Midwinter: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Gustav Holst
- F major
- 4/4
- 78 BPM
- Easy
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In The Bleak Midwinter written out as piano music: the V7 – bII7 – I – vi loop in F major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays velvet jazz (lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3)) and the right hand pausing chords.
In The Bleak Midwinter 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 | C7 | V7 | C E G Bb |
| 2 | Gb7 | bII7 | Gb Bb Db Fb |
| 3 | F | I | F A C |
| 4 | Dm | vi | D F A |
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: velvet jazz (lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3)) in the left hand and pausing chords in the right, over the C7 – Gb7 – F – Dm 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 In The Bleak Midwinter
Does the sheet music for In The Bleak Midwinter 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 In The Bleak Midwinter?
The loop is C7 – Gb7 – F – Dm (V7 – bII7 – I – vi) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is In The Bleak Midwinter in?
F major, at about 78 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in In The Bleak Midwinter?
Velvet jazz: lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is In The Bleak Midwinter 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 7 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.