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Talkin' In Your Sleep: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Crystal Gayle
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 72 BPM
- 1977
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Talkin' In Your Sleep written out as piano music: the iii – vi – ii – III7 loop in Bb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays double-skip footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4 · 4&) and the right hand steady chords.
Talkin' In Your Sleep chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Bb 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 | Dm | iii | D F A |
| 2 | Gm | vi | G Bb D |
| 3 | Cm | ii | C Eb G |
| 4 | D7 | III7 | D F# A C |
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: double-skip footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4 · 4&) in the left hand and steady chords in the right, over the Dm – Gm – Cm – D7 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 Talkin' In Your Sleep
Does the sheet music for Talkin' In Your Sleep 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 Talkin' In Your Sleep?
The loop is Dm – Gm – Cm – D7 (iii – vi – ii – III7) in Bb major, and the song ends on Bb – Bbsus4 – Bb.
What key is Talkin' In Your Sleep in?
Bb major, at about 72 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Talkin' In Your Sleep?
Double-skip footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4 · 4&, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Talkin' In Your Sleep 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.