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The Black Stallion: piano accompaniment sheet music

By George Winston

  • E major
  • 4/4
  • 98 BPM
  • 1979
  • Medium
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Left hand Mozart murmurThe right hand sings the tuneChords the loop the song repeats most

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The Black Stallion written out as piano music: the I – vi – I – bVI loop in E major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays mozart murmur (alberti bass 1-5-3-5), and the right hand sings the tune.

The Black Stallion chord chart

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

BarChordNumeralNotes
1EIE G# B
2C#mviC# E G#
3EIE G# B
4CbVIC E 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: mozart murmur (alberti bass 1-5-3-5) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the E – C#m – E – C 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 The Black Stallion

Does the sheet music for The Black Stallion 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 The Black Stallion?

The loop is E – C#m – E – C (I – vi – I – bVI) in E major, and the song ends on A – B – E.

What key is The Black Stallion in?

E major, at about 98 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in The Black Stallion?

Mozart murmur: alberti bass 1-5-3-5, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is The Black Stallion 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.