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Tall Tales For Spring: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Vanessa Carlton

  • C minor
  • 3/4
  • 160 BPM
  • 2011
  • Easy
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Left hand Oom-pah-pahThe right hand sings the tuneChords the loop the song repeats most

Play the full song with sheet music

Tall Tales For Spring written out as piano music: the bVII – IV – bVI – i loop in C minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays oom-pah-pah (waltz oom-pah-pah), and the right hand sings the tune.

Tall Tales For Spring chord chart

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

BarChordNumeralNotes
1BbVIIBb D F
2FIVF A C
3AbVIAb C Eb
4CmiC Eb G

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: oom-pah-pah (waltz oom-pah-pah) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the Bb – F – Ab – Cm 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 Tall Tales For Spring

Does the sheet music for Tall Tales For Spring 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 Tall Tales For Spring?

The loop is Bb – F – Ab – Cm (bVII – IV – bVI – i) in C minor, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Cm.

What key is Tall Tales For Spring in?

C minor, at about 160 beats a minute in 3/4.

What does the left hand play in Tall Tales For Spring?

Oom-pah-pah: waltz oom-pah-pah, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Tall Tales For Spring 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.