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Some Enchanted Evening: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Rodgers & Hammerstein

  • C major
  • 4/4
  • 100 BPM
  • 1949
  • Easy
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Some Enchanted Evening written out as piano music: the I – ii – V – V7 – I loop in C major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays stride jumps (stride) and the right hand hopscotch chords.

Some Enchanted Evening 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
3DmiiD F A
3GVG B D
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: stride jumps (stride) in the left hand and hopscotch chords in the right, over the C – C – Dm – G – 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 Some Enchanted Evening

Does the sheet music for Some Enchanted Evening 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 Some Enchanted Evening?

The loop is C – C – Dm – G – G7 (I – ii – V – V7 – I) in C major, and the song ends on C – Dm – C.

What key is Some Enchanted Evening in?

C major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Some Enchanted Evening?

Stride jumps: stride, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Some Enchanted Evening easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 5 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Can I hear the real melody of Some Enchanted Evening?

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

Made from 4 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.