Piano chords · Blues & boogie
Spring Is Here: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Bill Evans
- Ab major
- 4/4
- 84 BPM
- 1938
- Easy
Spring Is Here written out as piano music: the vi – v – I7 – iv loop in Ab major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays velvet jazz (lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3)) and the right hand pausing chords.
Spring Is Here chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Ab 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 | Fm | vi | F Ab C |
| 2 | Ebm | v | Eb Gb Bb |
| 3 | Ab7 | I7 | Ab C Eb Gb |
| 4 | Dbm | iv | Db Fb Ab |
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: velvet jazz (lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3)) in the left hand and pausing chords in the right, over the Fm – Ebm – Ab7 – Dbm 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 Spring Is Here
Does the sheet music for Spring Is Here 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 Spring Is Here?
The loop is Fm – Ebm – Ab7 – Dbm (vi – v – I7 – iv) in Ab major, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Ab.
What key is Spring Is Here in?
Ab major, at about 84 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Spring Is Here?
Velvet jazz: lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Spring Is Here 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 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.