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Scenes From An Italian Restaurant: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Billy Joel
- F major
- 4/4
- 84 BPM
- 1977
- Tricky
Play the full song with sheet music
Scenes From An Italian Restaurant written out as piano music: the ii – iii – V – vi – I – ii loop in F major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays thunder tremolo (octave tremolo) and the right hand pumping chords.
Scenes From An Italian Restaurant 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.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gm | ii | G Bb D |
| 1 | Am | iii | A C E |
| 2 | C | V | C E G |
| 2 | Dm | vi | D F A |
| 3 | F | I | 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: thunder tremolo (octave tremolo) in the left hand and pumping chords in the right, over the Gm – Am – C – Dm – F – F 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.
To see the real melody written out, play “The part you know”: the sheet music changes to it.
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Questions about Scenes From An Italian Restaurant
Does the sheet music for Scenes From An Italian Restaurant 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 Scenes From An Italian Restaurant?
The loop is Gm – Am – C – Dm – F – F (ii – iii – V – vi – I – ii) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is Scenes From An Italian Restaurant in?
F major, at about 84 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Scenes From An Italian Restaurant?
Thunder tremolo: octave tremolo, a tricky pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Scenes From An Italian Restaurant easy to play on piano?
It is a tricky one: learn the 6 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of Scenes From An Italian Restaurant?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.