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Rosemary: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Grateful Dead

  • E major
  • 3/4
  • 72 BPM
  • 1969
  • Medium
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Left hand Lullaby rippleRight hand Swaying waltz chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

Rosemary written out as piano music: the I – bVII – IV – v loop in E major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays lullaby ripple (broken chord 1-5-8-5-8-5 (3/4)) and the right hand swaying waltz chords.

Rosemary chord chart

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

BarChordNumeralNotes
1EIE G# B
2DbVIID F# A
3AIVA C# E
4BmvB 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: lullaby ripple (broken chord 1-5-8-5-8-5 (3/4)) in the left hand and swaying waltz chords in the right, over the E – D – A – 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 Rosemary

Does the sheet music for Rosemary 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 Rosemary?

The loop is E – D – A – Bm (I – bVII – IV – v) in E major, and the song ends on A – B – E.

What key is Rosemary in?

E major, at about 72 beats a minute in 3/4.

What does the left hand play in Rosemary?

Lullaby ripple: broken chord 1-5-8-5-8-5 (3/4), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Rosemary 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.