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Softly As In A Morning Sunrise: piano accompaniment sheet music
Artist unknown
- C minor
- 2/4
- 75 BPM
- 1928
- Tricky
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Softly As In A Morning Sunrise written out as piano music: the V7 – i – iv – i loop in C minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays kangaroo leaps (stride (2/4)) and the right hand marching chords.
Softly As In A Morning Sunrise chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in C minor. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G7 | V7 | G B D F |
| 2 | Cm | i | C Eb G |
| 3 | Fm | iv | F Ab C |
| 4 | Cm | i | C Eb G |
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: kangaroo leaps (stride (2/4)) in the left hand and marching chords in the right, over the G7 – Cm – Fm – Cm 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 Softly As In A Morning Sunrise
Does the sheet music for Softly As In A Morning Sunrise 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 Softly As In A Morning Sunrise?
The loop is G7 – Cm – Fm – Cm (V7 – i – iv – i) in C minor, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Cm.
What key is Softly As In A Morning Sunrise in?
C minor, at about 75 beats a minute in 2/4.
What does the left hand play in Softly As In A Morning Sunrise?
Kangaroo leaps: stride (2/4), a tricky pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Softly As In A Morning Sunrise easy to play on piano?
It is a tricky one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.