Piano chords · Old-time stride
So Deep Is The Night: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Yvette Darnac
- Eb major
- 2/4
- 90 BPM
- V7–I–V7–I loop
- Medium
So Deep Is The Night written out as piano music: the V7 – I – V7 – I loop in Eb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays polka oom-pah (bass + chords (2/4)) and the right hand marching chords.
So Deep Is The Night chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Eb 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 | Bb7 | V7 | Bb D F Ab |
| 2 | Eb | I | Eb G Bb |
| 3 | Bb7 | V7 | Bb D F Ab |
| 4 | Eb | I | 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: polka oom-pah (bass + chords (2/4)) in the left hand and marching chords in the right, over the Bb7 – Eb – Bb7 – 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 So Deep Is The Night
Does the sheet music for So Deep Is The Night 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 So Deep Is The Night?
The loop is Bb7 – Eb – Bb7 – Eb (V7 – I – V7 – I) in Eb major, and the song ends on Eb – Abm – Eb.
What key is So Deep Is The Night in?
Eb major, at about 90 beats a minute in 2/4.
What does the left hand play in So Deep Is The Night?
Polka oom-pah: bass + chords (2/4), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is So Deep Is The Night 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.