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Sisters: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Irving Berlin

  • C major
  • 4/4
  • 110 BPM
  • 1953
  • Medium
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Sisters written out as piano music: the I – IV – ii – I – vi7 – ii – V7 loop in C major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays power fifths (lh power fifths) and the right hand steady chords.

Sisters chord chart

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

BarChordNumeralNotes
1CIC E G
2FIVF A C
2DmiiD F A
3CIC E G
3Am7vi7A C E G
4DmiiD F A
4G7V7G B D F

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: power fifths (lh power fifths) in the left hand and steady chords in the right, over the C – F – Dm – C – Am7 – Dm – G7 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 Sisters

Does the sheet music for Sisters 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 Sisters?

The loop is C – F – Dm – C – Am7 – Dm – G7 (I – IV – ii – I – vi7 – ii – V7) in C major, and the song ends on Dm – G7 – C.

What key is Sisters in?

C major, at about 110 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Sisters?

Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Sisters easy to play on piano?

It is a medium one: learn the 7 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.

Can I hear the real melody of Sisters?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.