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Poor Henry (from The Tyburn Tree): piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by John Harle & Marc Almond
- Bb minor
- 3/4
- 116 BPM
- 2014
- Easy
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Poor Henry (from The Tyburn Tree) written out as piano music: the bIII – bVI – bVII – i loop in Bb 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 waltz chords.
Poor Henry (from The Tyburn Tree) chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Bb 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 | Db | III | Db F Ab |
| 2 | Gb | VI | Gb Bb Db |
| 3 | Ab | VII | Ab C Eb |
| 4 | Bbm | i | Bb Db 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: oom-pah-pah (waltz oom-pah-pah) in the left hand and waltz chords in the right, over the Db – Gb – Ab – Bbm 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 Poor Henry (from The Tyburn Tree)
Does the sheet music for Poor Henry (from The Tyburn 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 Poor Henry (from The Tyburn Tree)?
The loop is Db – Gb – Ab – Bbm (bIII – bVI – bVII – i) in Bb minor, and the song ends on Gb – Ab – Bbm.
What key is Poor Henry (from The Tyburn Tree) in?
Bb minor, at about 116 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in Poor Henry (from The Tyburn Tree)?
Oom-pah-pah: waltz oom-pah-pah, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Poor Henry (from The Tyburn 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.