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Jack’s Lament: piano accompaniment sheet music
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- Bb minor
- 4/4
- 72 BPM
- Medium
Jack’s Lament written out as piano music: the iv – I7 – iv – I7 loop in Bb minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays pausing footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3) and the right hand glass bells.
Jack’s Lament chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Bb 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 | Ebm | iv | Eb Gb Bb |
| 2 | Bb7 | I7 | Bb D F Ab |
| 3 | Ebm | iv | Eb Gb Bb |
| 4 | Bb7 | I7 | Bb D F Ab |
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: pausing footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3) in the left hand and glass bells in the right, over the Ebm – Bb7 – Ebm – Bb7 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 Jack’s Lament
Does the sheet music for Jack’s Lament 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 Jack’s Lament?
The loop is Ebm – Bb7 – Ebm – Bb7 (iv – I7 – iv – I7) in Bb minor, and the song ends on Gb – Ab – Bbm.
What key is Jack’s Lament in?
Bb minor, at about 72 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Jack’s Lament?
Pausing footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Jack’s Lament 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.