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Sundown: piano accompaniment sheet music

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Sundown written out as piano music: the I – IV – bVII – I loop in G major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays knocking drop (broken chord 8-8-8-5) and the right hand dawdling chords.

Sundown chord chart

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

BarChordNumeralNotes
1GIG B D
2CIVC E G
3FbVIIF A C
4GIG B D

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: knocking drop (broken chord 8-8-8-5) in the left hand and dawdling chords in the right, over the G – C – F – G 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 Sundown

Does the sheet music for Sundown 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 Sundown?

The loop is G – C – F – G (I – IV – bVII – I) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.

What key is Sundown in?

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

What does the left hand play in Sundown?

Knocking drop: broken chord 8-8-8-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Sundown 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.