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Star Trek(R) - The Inner Light: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Jay Chattaway

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Left hand Moon River rollRight hand Sleepy waltz chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

Play the full song with sheet music

Star Trek(R) - The Inner Light written out as piano music: the V – I – V – I loop in D major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays moon river roll (open arpeggio 1-5-10 (3/4)) and the right hand sleepy waltz chords.

Star Trek(R) - The Inner Light chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in D major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1AVA C# E
2DID F# A
3AVA C# E
4DID F# A

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: moon river roll (open arpeggio 1-5-10 (3/4)) in the left hand and sleepy waltz chords in the right, over the A – D – A – D 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 Star Trek(R) - The Inner Light

Does the sheet music for Star Trek(R) - The Inner Light 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 Star Trek(R) - The Inner Light?

The loop is A – D – A – D (V – I – V – I) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.

What key is Star Trek(R) - The Inner Light in?

D major, at about 135 beats a minute in 3/4.

What does the left hand play in Star Trek(R) - The Inner Light?

Moon River roll: open arpeggio 1-5-10 (3/4), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Star Trek(R) - The Inner Light 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.