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Scarborough Fair/Canticle: piano accompaniment sheet music
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- E minor
- 3/4
- 120 BPM
- 1966
- Medium
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Scarborough Fair/Canticle written out as piano music: the i – VI – III – VII loop in E minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays swan glide (broken chord 1-3-5-3-5-3 (3/4)), and the right hand sings the tune.
Scarborough Fair/Canticle 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 | Em | i | E G B |
| 2 | C | VI | C E G |
| 3 | G | III | G B D |
| 4 | D | VII | D 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: swan glide (broken chord 1-3-5-3-5-3 (3/4)) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the Em – C – 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 Scarborough Fair/Canticle
Does the sheet music for Scarborough Fair/Canticle 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 Scarborough Fair/Canticle?
The loop is Em – C – G – D (i – VI – III – VII) in E minor, and the song ends on C – D – Em.
What key is Scarborough Fair/Canticle in?
E minor, at about 120 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in Scarborough Fair/Canticle?
Swan glide: broken chord 1-3-5-3-5-3 (3/4), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Scarborough Fair/Canticle 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.