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Oft In The Stilly Night: piano accompaniment sheet music
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- A major
- 6/8
- 93 BPM
- I–IV–I–V7 loop
- Medium
Oft In The Stilly Night written out as piano music: the I – IV – I – V7 loop in A major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays lilting climb (broken chord 1-5-8 (6/8)) and the right hand hammock chords.
Oft In The Stilly Night chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in A 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 | A | I | A C# E |
| 2 | D | IV | D F# A |
| 3 | A | I | A C# E |
| 4 | E7 | V7 | E G# B 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: lilting climb (broken chord 1-5-8 (6/8)) in the left hand and hammock chords in the right, over the A – D – A – E7 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 Oft In The Stilly Night
Does the sheet music for Oft In The Stilly Night 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 Oft In The Stilly Night?
The loop is A – D – A – E7 (I – IV – I – V7) in A major, and the song ends on A – E7 – A.
What key is Oft In The Stilly Night in?
A major, at about 93 beats a minute in 6/8.
What does the left hand play in Oft In The Stilly Night?
Lilting climb: broken chord 1-5-8 (6/8), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Oft In The Stilly Night 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.