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Snow Waltz (Schneewalzer): piano accompaniment sheet music

By Peter Alexander

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Snow Waltz (Schneewalzer) written out as piano music: the V7 – I – V7 – I loop in Bb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays oom-pah-pah (waltz oom-pah-pah) and the right hand waltz push chords.

Snow Waltz (Schneewalzer) 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.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1F7V7F A C Eb
2BbIBb D F
3F7V7F A C Eb
4BbIBb 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: oom-pah-pah (waltz oom-pah-pah) in the left hand and waltz push chords in the right, over the F7 – Bb – F7 – Bb 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 Snow Waltz (Schneewalzer)

Does the sheet music for Snow Waltz (Schneewalzer) 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 Snow Waltz (Schneewalzer)?

The loop is F7 – Bb – F7 – Bb (V7 – I – V7 – I) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.

What key is Snow Waltz (Schneewalzer) in?

Bb major, at about 160 beats a minute in 3/4.

What does the left hand play in Snow Waltz (Schneewalzer)?

Oom-pah-pah: waltz oom-pah-pah, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Snow Waltz (Schneewalzer) easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

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