Manger Throne: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Julie Miller

D major
6/8
60 BPM
1991
Medium

Tuning the piano…

Learn it

Manger Throne written out as piano music: the IVsus – I – V – IVsus loop in D major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays swelling 6/8 (open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-8-5 (6/8)), and the right hand sings the tune.

Manger Throne chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in D 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	Gsus4	IVsus4	G C D
2	D	I	D F# A
3	A	V	A C# E
4	Gsus4	IVsus4	G C D

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: swelling 6/8 (open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-8-5 (6/8)) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the Gsus4 – D – A – Gsus4 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.

Questions about Manger Throne

Does the sheet music for Manger Throne 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 Manger Throne?

The loop is Gsus4 – D – A – Gsus4 (IVsus – I – V – IVsus) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.

What key is Manger Throne in?

D major, at about 60 beats a minute in 6/8.

What does the left hand play in Manger Throne?

Swelling 6/8: open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-8-5 (6/8), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Manger Throne 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.