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Silver Bells: piano accompaniment sheet music
- Bb major
- 3/4
- 130 BPM
- I–vi–iii–IV loop
- Medium
Silver Bells written out as piano music: the I – vi – iii – IV loop in Bb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays waltz rocking (broken chord 1-5-8-5 (3/4)) and the right hand waltz chords.
Silver Bells chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Bb 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 | Bb | I | Bb D F |
| 2 | Gm | vi | G Bb D |
| 3 | Dm | iii | D F A |
| 4 | Eb | IV | Eb G Bb |
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: waltz rocking (broken chord 1-5-8-5 (3/4)) in the left hand and waltz chords in the right, over the Bb – Gm – Dm – Eb 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 Silver Bells
Does the sheet music for Silver Bells 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 Silver Bells?
The loop is Bb – Gm – Dm – Eb (I – vi – iii – IV) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is Silver Bells in?
Bb major, at about 130 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in Silver Bells?
Waltz rocking: broken chord 1-5-8-5 (3/4), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Silver Bells 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.