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More Than Just A Friend (from State Fair): piano accompaniment sheet music

By Rodgers & Hammerstein

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Left hand Moon River rollRight hand Waltz bellsChords the loop the song repeats most

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More Than Just A Friend (from State Fair) written out as piano music: the I – V7 – I – V7 loop in F major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays moon river roll (open arpeggio 1-5-10 (3/4)) and the right hand waltz bells.

More Than Just A Friend (from State Fair) chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in F major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1FIF A C
2C7V7C E G Bb
3FIF A C
4C7V7C E 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: moon river roll (open arpeggio 1-5-10 (3/4)) in the left hand and waltz bells in the right, over the F – C7 – F – C7 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 More Than Just A Friend (from State Fair)

Does the sheet music for More Than Just A Friend (from State Fair) 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 More Than Just A Friend (from State Fair)?

The loop is F – C7 – F – C7 (I – V7 – I – V7) in F major, and the song ends on F – C7 – F.

What key is More Than Just A Friend (from State Fair) in?

F major, at about 135 beats a minute in 3/4.

What does the left hand play in More Than Just A Friend (from State Fair)?

Moon River roll: open arpeggio 1-5-10 (3/4), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is More Than Just A Friend (from State Fair) 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.