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Lonely Ol’ Night: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by John Mellencamp
- E major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- I–Isus–I–Isus loop
- 1985
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Lonely Ol’ Night written out as piano music: the I – Isus – I – Isus loop in E major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays hop-skip heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4&) and the right hand ticking clock.
Lonely Ol’ Night chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in E 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 | E | I | E G# B |
| 2 | Esus4 | Isus4 | E A B |
| 3 | E | I | E G# B |
| 4 | Esus4 | Isus4 | E A B |
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: hop-skip heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4&) in the left hand and ticking clock in the right, over the E – Esus4 – E – Esus4 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 Lonely Ol’ Night
Does the sheet music for Lonely Ol’ Night 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 Lonely Ol’ Night?
The loop is E – Esus4 – E – Esus4 (I – Isus – I – Isus) in E major, and the song ends on E – Esus4 – E.
What key is Lonely Ol’ Night in?
E major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Lonely Ol’ Night?
Hop-skip heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Lonely Ol’ Night 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.