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Saturday Night in the City: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Matthew Sklar

  • F major
  • 4/4
  • 152 BPM
  • Medium
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Left hand Engine 8thsRight hand Running-late chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

Play the full song with sheet music

Saturday Night in the City written out as piano music: the VI5 – I5 – II5 – VI5 loop in F major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) and the right hand running-late chords.

Saturday Night in the City chord chart

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

BarChordNumeralNotes
1DVID F# A
2FIF A C
3GIIG B D
4DVID F# A

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: engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) in the left hand and running-late chords in the right, over the D – F – G – D 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 Saturday Night in the City

Does the sheet music for Saturday Night in the City 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 Saturday Night in the City?

The loop is D – F – G – D (VI5 – I5 – II5 – VI5) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.

What key is Saturday Night in the City in?

F major, at about 152 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Saturday Night in the City?

Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Saturday Night in the City 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.