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Midnight At The Oasis: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Maria Muldaur

  • Eb major
  • 4/4
  • 100 BPM
  • 1973
  • Easy
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Left hand Skipping-stone pulseRight hand Freeze-tag chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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Midnight At The Oasis written out as piano music: the I – IV – bVII7 – I loop in Eb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays skipping-stone pulse (root bass · 1 · 2& · 3&) and the right hand freeze-tag chords.

Midnight At The Oasis 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.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1EbIEb G Bb
2AbIVAb C Eb
3Db7bVII7Db F Ab Cb
4EbIEb 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: skipping-stone pulse (root bass · 1 · 2& · 3&) in the left hand and freeze-tag chords in the right, over the Eb – Ab – Db7 – 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 Midnight At The Oasis

Does the sheet music for Midnight At The Oasis 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 Midnight At The Oasis?

The loop is Eb – Ab – Db7 – Eb (I – IV – bVII7 – I) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.

What key is Midnight At The Oasis in?

Eb major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Midnight At The Oasis?

Skipping-stone pulse: root bass · 1 · 2& · 3&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Midnight At The Oasis 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.