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It Came Upon The Midnight Clear: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Richard S. Willis
- A major
- 4/4
- 60 BPM
- 2005
- Medium
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It Came Upon The Midnight Clear written out as piano music: the bVII – IV – I – IV loop in A major 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 double island chords.
It Came Upon The Midnight Clear chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in A 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 | G | bVII | G B D |
| 2 | D | IV | D F# A |
| 3 | A | I | A C# E |
| 4 | D | IV | 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: engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) in the left hand and double island chords in the right, over the G – D – A – D 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 It Came Upon The Midnight Clear
Does the sheet music for It Came Upon The Midnight Clear 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 It Came Upon The Midnight Clear?
The loop is G – D – A – D (bVII – IV – I – IV) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.
What key is It Came Upon The Midnight Clear in?
A major, at about 60 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in It Came Upon The Midnight Clear?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is It Came Upon The Midnight Clear 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.