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On A Clear Day (You Can See Forever): piano accompaniment sheet music

By Bill Evans

  • G major
  • 4/4
  • 100 BPM
  • 1965
  • Easy
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Left hand Velvet jazzThe right hand sings the tuneChords the loop the song repeats most

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On A Clear Day (You Can See Forever) written out as piano music: the ii – iii – IV – iii loop in G major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays velvet jazz (lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3)), and the right hand sings the tune.

On A Clear Day (You Can See Forever) chord chart

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

BarChordNumeralNotes
1AmiiA C E
2BmiiiB D F#
3CIVC E G
4BmiiiB D F#

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: velvet jazz (lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3)) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the Am – Bm – C – Bm 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 On A Clear Day (You Can See Forever)

Does the sheet music for On A Clear Day (You Can See Forever) 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 On A Clear Day (You Can See Forever)?

The loop is Am – Bm – C – Bm (ii – iii – IV – iii) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.

What key is On A Clear Day (You Can See Forever) in?

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

What does the left hand play in On A Clear Day (You Can See Forever)?

Velvet jazz: lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is On A Clear Day (You Can See Forever) 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.