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Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Sammy Fain & Paul Francis Webster
- Eb major
- 2/2
- 100 BPM
- I–ii–V7–I loop
- 1955
- Easy
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Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing written out as piano music: the I – ii – V7 – I loop in Eb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays lazy seesaw (root–fifth 1-5-5) and the right hand wait-a-beat chords.
Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Eb 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 | Eb | I | Eb G Bb |
| 2 | Fm | ii | F Ab C |
| 3 | Bb7 | V7 | Bb D F Ab |
| 4 | Eb | I | Eb G Bb |
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: lazy seesaw (root–fifth 1-5-5) in the left hand and wait-a-beat chords in the right, over the Eb – Fm – Bb7 – Eb 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 Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing
Does the sheet music for Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing 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 Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing?
The loop is Eb – Fm – Bb7 – Eb (I – ii – V7 – I) in Eb major, and the song ends on Eb – Fm – Eb.
What key is Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing in?
Eb major, at about 100 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing?
Lazy seesaw: root–fifth 1-5-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.