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Joy: piano accompaniment sheet music
- Ab major
- 4/4
- 135 BPM
- I–V–vi–I loop
- 1982
- Medium
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Joy written out as piano music: the I – V – vi – I loop in Ab major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays lullaby ripple (broken chord 1-5-8-5-8-5 (3/4)), and the right hand sings the tune.
Joy chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Ab 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 | I | Ab C Eb |
| 2 | Eb | V | Eb G Bb |
| 3 | Fm | vi | F Ab C |
| 4 | Ab | I | 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: lullaby ripple (broken chord 1-5-8-5-8-5 (3/4)) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the Ab – Eb – Fm – 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 Joy
Does the sheet music for Joy 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 Joy?
The loop is Ab – Eb – Fm – Ab (I – V – vi – I) in Ab major, and the song ends on Fm – Eb – Ab.
What key is Joy in?
Ab major, at about 135 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Joy?
Lullaby ripple: broken chord 1-5-8-5-8-5 (3/4), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Joy 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.