Old Mansion Tree: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Carolyn Dawn Gardner

D minor
3/4
120 BPM
2002
Easy

Tuning the piano…

Learn it

Old Mansion Tree written out as piano music: the bVII – i – viio – iio loop in D minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays oom-pah-pah (waltz oom-pah-pah), and the right hand sings the tune.

Old Mansion Tree chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in D minor. 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	VII	C E G
2	Dm	i	D F A
3	C#dim	vii°	C# E G
4	Edim	ii°	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: oom-pah-pah (waltz oom-pah-pah) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the C – Dm – C#dim – Edim 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 Old Mansion Tree

Does the sheet music for Old Mansion Tree 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 Old Mansion Tree?

The loop is C – Dm – C#dim – Edim (bVII – i – viio – iio) in D minor, and the song ends on Bb – C – Dm.

What key is Old Mansion Tree in?

D minor, at about 120 beats a minute in 3/4.

What does the left hand play in Old Mansion Tree?

Oom-pah-pah: waltz oom-pah-pah, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Old Mansion Tree 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.