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Skywriter: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Jimmy Webb
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- ii–V7–I–IV loop
- 1995
- Medium
Skywriter written out as piano music: the ii – V7 – I – IV loop in Bb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays lazy footsteps (root bass · 1 · 3 · 4) and the right hand wind chimes.
Skywriter 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 | Cm | ii | C Eb G |
| 2 | F7 | V7 | F A C Eb |
| 3 | Bb | I | Bb D F |
| 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: lazy footsteps (root bass · 1 · 3 · 4) in the left hand and wind chimes in the right, over the Cm – F7 – Bb – 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 Skywriter
Does the sheet music for Skywriter 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 Skywriter?
The loop is Cm – F7 – Bb – Eb (ii – V7 – I – IV) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F7 – Bb.
What key is Skywriter in?
Bb major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Skywriter?
Lazy footsteps: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Skywriter 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.