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Sally's Song (from The Nightmare Before Christmas): piano accompaniment sheet music
By Danny Elfman
- E minor
- 4/4
- 104 BPM
- 1993
- Medium
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Sally's Song (from The Nightmare Before Christmas) written out as piano music: the bII – V7 – i – bVII7 loop in E minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays mozart murmur (alberti bass 1-5-3-5) and the right hand marching chords.
Sally's Song (from The Nightmare Before Christmas) chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in E 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 | F | bII | F A C |
| 2 | B7 | V7 | B D# F# A |
| 3 | Em | i | E G B |
| 4 | D7 | VII7 | D F# A C |
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: mozart murmur (alberti bass 1-5-3-5) in the left hand and marching chords in the right, over the F – B7 – Em – D7 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 Sally's Song (from The Nightmare Before Christmas)
Does the sheet music for Sally's Song (from The Nightmare Before Christmas) 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 Sally's Song (from The Nightmare Before Christmas)?
The loop is F – B7 – Em – D7 (bII – V7 – i – bVII7) in E minor, and the song ends on C – D – Em.
What key is Sally's Song (from The Nightmare Before Christmas) in?
E minor, at about 104 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Sally's Song (from The Nightmare Before Christmas)?
Mozart murmur: alberti bass 1-5-3-5, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Sally's Song (from The Nightmare Before Christmas) 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.