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Never The Luck: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Rupert Holmes
- C major
- 3/4
- 80 BPM
- 1986
- Medium
Never The Luck written out as piano music: the I – III7 – IV – iii loop in C 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 chords.
Never The Luck chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in C 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 | C | I | C E G |
| 2 | E7 | III7 | E G# B D |
| 3 | F | IV | F A C |
| 4 | Em | iii | E G 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: moon river roll (open arpeggio 1-5-10 (3/4)) in the left hand and waltz chords in the right, over the C – E7 – F – Em 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 Never The Luck
Does the sheet music for Never The Luck 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 Never The Luck?
The loop is C – E7 – F – Em (I – III7 – IV – iii) in C major, and the song ends on Dm – G7 – C.
What key is Never The Luck in?
C major, at about 80 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in Never The Luck?
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 Never The Luck 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.