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Saturday Night (Is The Loneliest Night Of The Week): piano accompaniment sheet music

By Frank Sinatra

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Left hand Marching giantRight hand Sleep-in chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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Saturday Night (Is The Loneliest Night Of The Week) written out as piano music: the ii – V7 – I – ii loop in Eb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays marching giant (lh triads) and the right hand sleep-in chords.

Saturday Night (Is The Loneliest Night Of The Week) chord chart

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

BarChordNumeralNotes
1FmiiF Ab C
2Bb7V7Bb D F Ab
3EbIEb G Bb
4FmiiF Ab 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: marching giant (lh triads) in the left hand and sleep-in chords in the right, over the Fm – Bb7 – Eb – Fm 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 (Is The Loneliest Night Of The Week)

Does the sheet music for Saturday Night (Is The Loneliest Night Of The Week) 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 (Is The Loneliest Night Of The Week)?

The loop is Fm – Bb7 – Eb – Fm (ii – V7 – I – ii) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.

What key is Saturday Night (Is The Loneliest Night Of The Week) in?

Eb major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Saturday Night (Is The Loneliest Night Of The Week)?

Marching giant: lh triads, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Saturday Night (Is The Loneliest Night Of The Week) 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.